Re: [MLUG] Tricking Browser Identification Techniques

[Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 01:36:41PM -0600, Neil Bradshaw wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I had this idea for getting around problems with alleged browser
> incompatibility problems. When I go to my online banking web site, I have
> to use IE on Windows to make it work. I'm 99.99 percent sure that it would
> work with Mozilla, but it won't even let me try.
> 
> Does anybody know how web servers know what browser I'm using? Can you
> think of any way to trick the server into thinking I have IE for Windows
> so that I can check my fscking bank account balance with Linux? I'm
> brainstorming on it now, but someone on the list might show their genius
> and figure this one out before me. I'm not too worried about it, I just
> want to know how much money is in my account!
> 
> Cheers,
> Neil Bradshaw

This one is easy.  The browser sends a User-agent field with every HTTP GET. To 
change the one in Mozilla, follow the instructions at 
http://www.granneman.com/webdev/browsers/mozillan/changemo/index

Or use konqueror; it lets you select user-agent from the preferences.

wget also has the option, but it would be inconvenient for your purpose.

Regards,
Mark
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