[mdlug] User agent strings

[Paul]

Drew <drew4096 at gmail.com>, on Sat Dec 16, 2006 [08:51:28 PM] said:
>     I heard a rumor that it's possible to get *any* browser to send
> a different userAgent string than its default either by appending a
> '?' and a variable assignment, or by means of a script of some sort.
> Can anyone confirm this and show exactly how?
> 
>     I've tried some variations of ?userAgent="string" and navigator.
> userAgent="string" on several different browsers without success.
> 
>     ----
> 
>   - Drew.

	Hi;

	Another possibility is to use a proxy, like privoxy, and
have it modify the user agent header. You also get lots of other
filters; fine tune or eliminate javascript annoyances, ad
blocking, etc. etc.

Paul
set at pobox.com