[thelist] browser confession

[Peter-Paul Koch]

>I am helping to design a site for someone who is using AOL 7 on Mac,
>with resolution set to 1280 x 1024.  I need a good browser sniffer
>because what we're using now just ain't cutting it for some reason.
>
>Can anyone recommend a decent solution or point me in the direction of one?

JavaScript browser detects are not reliable with AOL browsers. AOL uses
Explorer as its code engine, and Explorer is responsible for creating
navigator.userAgent and such. Sometimes it tells you it's underneath AOL,
sometimes it doesn't.

Use a server side browser detect.

ppk

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