Subject: Re: Browser compliance
From: William Bouterse (bill@bouterse.com)
Date: Mon Jul 08 2002 - 16:37:30 AKDT
On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 16:18:11 -0800
William Bouterse <bill@bouterse.com> wrote:
>
> On 08 Jul 2002 08:30:52 -0800
> Greg Madden <pabi@gci.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Most here probably glance at Slashdot occasionally. This story on
> > browsers, not mentioning Linux, affects accessing web sites in Linux
> > more because of the lack of IE for Linux. I know my financial
> > institution codes for IE & Netscape 4.7x. Mozilla, Konqeror, & Opera do
> > not work from my Linux box. This is certainly irritating when it is for
> > something so basic as my bank account.
> >
> > 'Web Designers Ignoring Standards and Support IE Only'
> >
> > http://validator.w3.org/
> >
> > Seems like we need to do more to support browser use in Linux. I would
> > suggest sending an email to the contact listed on all/most web sites
> > informing them of your browser/platform preference. Also include the w3c
> > validator site just to helpful.
> >
> > Linux browser users need to be counted, at some point in the future the
> > magic number (of non IE) users will be reached, but only if we send
> > those (polite) emails so we 'are' counted
>
>
> I have had NO trouble accessing my mvfcu.org account with
> Mozilla, Netscape, and Konqueror (3.01 mdk)...
> However I did try our denalfcu.org account and am not getting in...
> whether it is a momentary glitch or new divelopment I am not sure as
> previously the last few years have seen access with Mozilla and Netscape..
>
> I have accessed (until now) denalifcu accounts from Linux machines for at least the last 6 years..
>
> I have sent a polite note and will post the results !
I don't usually reply to my own replies :-/ but I am able to now access
denalifcu.org with Mozilla and Netscape (with cookies enabled of course)
Konqueror still hangs but not for mvfcu.org (curious) !!??
All this from Linux machines.....
William Bouterse
Talkeetna, Ak.
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