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IE8: Correct User Agent on Google sites
May. 20, 2010, 04:13 AM
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RE: IE8: Correct User Agent on Google sites
With $ALERT(\1) I see an alert box:
Code:
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)

I can force the correct user agent by changing this:
Code:
Mozilla/4.0(^$TST(keyword=*.f_ua_(^[a-z]++ie)*)) \(compatible; MSIE(^ 5.01)\2;
  $SET(1=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE\2; Windows NT 5.1))
to this:
Code:
Mozilla/4.0(^$TST(keyword=*.f_ua_(^[a-z]++ie)*)) \(compatible; MSIE(^ 5.01)\2;
  $SET(1=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1))
Unfortunately, this breaks the Google: Multi URL Untangler filter.

JJoe, since you are getting the correct user agent for IE8, can you confirm that the Google: Multi URL Untangler filter is working for Google searches on your machine?

I have also discovered that http://www.nytimes.com is returning the incorrect MSIE 7.0 user agent.

I am also using these two header filters:
Accept: Fake while faking User-Agent
Accept-Charset: Kill while faking User-Agent

DarthTrader
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RE: IE8: Correct User Agent on Google sites - DarthTrader - May. 20, 2010 04:13 AM

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