IE7 User-Agent Token

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by AMH, Jan 20, 2007.

  1. AMH

    AMH Private E-2

    This is my IE7 User-String:
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    Windows Internet Explorer
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    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)
    ---------------------------
    OK
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    Why does IE identify itself as a Mozilla browser?
    roflmao
     
    AMH, Jan 20, 2007
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  2. brownizs

    brownizs MajorGeek

    It is just the way that Microsoft has it, due to embedded coding. After IE5, that is when you started to see the string "Mozilla Compatible). Before, it was always "Netscape compatible".
     
    brownizs, Jan 20, 2007
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  3. AMH

    AMH Private E-2

    But the "Application Name" comes before the "Compatibility Flag". IE7 is identifying itself as a Mozilla Application, but IE compatible. Why does M$ do this?
     
    AMH, Jan 20, 2007
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  4. brownizs

    brownizs MajorGeek

    No, it is identifying itself as "Mozilla Compatible", not IE compatibile.
     
    brownizs, Jan 20, 2007
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  5. AMH

    AMH Private E-2

    Oh. Thanks!
     
    AMH, Jan 20, 2007
    #5

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