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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:20:38 +0300
From: Jani tiainen <redetin AT luukku DOT com>
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Subject: Re: is ms internet explorer 5 a spambot?
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MLJC wrote:

> You should, maybe, upgrade your Internet Explorer because the current
> version is Internet Explorer 6.
> Or you could use Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andrew Makhorin" <mao at mai2 dot rcnet dot ru>
> To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 5:49 AM
> Subject: is ms internet explorer 5 a spambot?
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>When I tried to access messages in the cygwin mailing list archive
>>(using ms internet explorer 5), I got the following:
>>
>>    Spambot detected.
>>    Hi, your web browser has triggered our spambot detection mechanism.
>>    <...>
>>
>>I understand the humor. However, cygwin is intended to run under
>>ms windows, where ie 5 is the standard web browser, isn't it?
>>
>>Any suggestions?

NOTE: top posting is great thing... =)

Faulty detection of 'standard' browser as spambot is definitely 'bug' in 
  web design.

Because it's just a application generated string that is sent to HTTP 
server.

Shows up bad design - nothing more, nothing less.

But I strongly suggest using Mozilla Firefox with tab and mouse gesture 
extensions (or Mozilla Suite if you prefer) instead of IE - you get much 
more out of web browsing.. And more or less important point - it's open 
source.

-- 

Jani Tiainen

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