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Semonkey user agent
"The latest version of AT&T Yahoo Mail is not supported on your browser"
and many more e.g., bill pay for hospital will not work.
Tried spoofs without luck.
"Your UA string is reporting that you are using an obsolete browser, specifically Firefox 60.0."
With Armies of hackers world wide security has been tightened.
I really need SeaMonkey to work, Please
and many more e.g., bill pay for hospital will not work.
Tried spoofs without luck.
"Your UA string is reporting that you are using an obsolete browser, specifically Firefox 60.0."
With Armies of hackers world wide security has been tightened.
I really need SeaMonkey to work, Please
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Re: Semonkey user agent
I can confirm that AT&T Yahoo Mail doesn't work with SeaMonkey as described in OP.
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Then you and Ron need to wade through the info in these forums and try to fix that as only people with an account at AT&T Yahoo Mail can do that.Peter Creasey wrote:I can confirm that AT&T Yahoo Mail doesn't work with SeaMonkey as described in OP.
Most sites, but not all, can be worked around OK, but logged-in sites need people with accounts on them to fix them.
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Frank, thanks for the heads-up.Frank Lion wrote:Peter Creasey wrote:logged-in sites need people with accounts on them to fix them.
What typically does the account holder ask the site to do?
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Well, only an account holder can ask questions to their Help/Support sites for a start. Admittedly, it's not likely, due to lack of caring, that they would help much, but it's a start.Peter Creasey wrote:What typically does the account holder ask the site to do?
But, what I really meant is that YOU, or someone in the same position, would need to fix this type of problem for yourself, i.e. it's no good just reporting 'I have this problem' you're going to have to fix it yourself, simply because no one is going to register on endless websites just to fix it for you. Harsh, but that's what I've observed over the years.
You are unlikely to be able to fix 'feature blocking detection', but that's not used much, but UA stuff is pretty fixable. There's loads of threads on this stuff here and this thread contains a lot of good info and note the use of a second browser to figure out what's going on - http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14885451
tl;dr? people don't spoof User Agents properly or give up very quickly trying to do so.
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Frank, thanks for responding. Guess I'll just have to live with the problem as the info to which you linked is not understandable in my case.Frank Lion wrote: There's loads of threads on this stuff here and this thread contains a lot of good info and note the use of a second browser to figure out what's going on - http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14885451
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Well, that or grab someone who has got an account there and wants to try to fix it. Just experimenting with different UA strings using the User Agent Switcher extension might well do the trick.Peter Creasey wrote: Frank, thanks for responding. Guess I'll just have to live with the problem as the info to which you linked is not understandable in my case.
But, yeah, if you've ever wondered why some compat/unsupported stuff gets fixed here and some doesn't, the above is usually the reason.
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Frank, I have never heard of such an extension (which I guess has to be added somehow to the system). Experimenting is not something I'm inclined to do...given my long past experience with programming/development/analysis whereby experimenting can be debilitating to the system.Frank Lion wrote:Peter Creasey wrote: Just experimenting with different UA strings using the User Agent Switcher extension might well do the trick.
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Well, I wasn't suggesting that you did, was I? Read carefully -Peter Creasey wrote: Experimenting is not something I'm inclined to do.
i.e. it's not all about you on these threads.Frank Lion wrote:.. grab someone who has got an account there and wants to try to fix it. Just experimenting with different UA strings using the User Agent Switcher extension might well do the trick..
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Peter, AT&T uses Yahoo mail, but I don't know if the AT&T front end cares any more than Yahoo's. This is how I fixed Yahoo mail:
general.useragent.override.yahoo.com = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:62.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/70.0
add a string value via about:config
general.useragent.override.yahoo.com = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:62.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/70.0
add a string value via about:config
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Justin, thanks so much.Justinh wrote:Peter, AT&T uses Yahoo mail, but I don't know if the AT&T front end cares any more than Yahoo's. This is how I fixed Yahoo mail:
general.useragent.override.yahoo.com = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:62.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/70.0
add a string value via about:config
I went to about:config but don't see how to add the string you suggest. How do I go about adding it?
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right-click in the table -> New -> String
then enter pref name (first half of the equation), then enter second string (second half of equation)
then enter pref name (first half of the equation), then enter second string (second half of equation)
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Justin, thanks again. All is duly noted.
Now to get up the nerve to try it!!!
Now to get up the nerve to try it!!!
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Re: Semonkey user agent
Hi Peter,
You can always RESET it to the original > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.7
that you now have showing.
Just right click the pref > general.useragent.override & select RESET from the drop down.
You can always RESET it to the original > Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.7
that you now have showing.
Just right click the pref > general.useragent.override & select RESET from the drop down.
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(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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