Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 22:41:31 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Slight OT: Making Firefox behave the same on FreeBSD and windows Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tULz2-rwZfnpCw%2B0vSC74YDp3b5G1_TkV8jK4uceaNMQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20221223120153244758626@bob.proulx.com> References: <CAGBxaXkaVUMvoAqWW3P_N5%2BShB32g2v45PuuGKG7cmrjhON9BA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.2212222228460.29820@tripel.monochrome.org> <CABObuOr-KcMX60xVRa4FVmCzZE7ZaR_k_C4k=gb34EB34jBGsg@mail.gmail.com> <20221223120153244758626@bob.proulx.com>
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--0000000000003811a205f08d320f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 11:08 AM Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com> wrote: > parv/FreeBSD wrote: > > Chris Hill wrote: > > > I had the same issue with a Chase account. It seems that they object to > > > seeing "FreeBSD" in the user agent string. I used one of the many > > > plug-ins to change the string for that site, so my machine would appear > > > to be running Linux. It works well. > > > > > > > Oh, come on now! Are we in the 1990's where one's HTML > > renders sanely, by design, only in a specific browser?! Fuck. > > I have exactly the same situation with chase.com but it isn't a > rendering problem AFAICS but is a security check failure from the > chase.com site. Their site checks UserAgent which is extremely > egregious given that UserAgent has no security and can be set to > anything. > > The chase.com site refuses to accept a UserAgent that isn't one of > Linux or Windows (and I presume Mac too) and redirects me to login > again. And again. But switching it to a Linux UserAgent works fine. > Can login. Can use the site for everything okay. > > I am using "User-Agent Switcher" with Firefox. It's simple. It works > okay for me. > > Bob > I used to do ths, but it stopped working. Tried it again and have tried Ubuntu and Linux with no success. It's also annoying that iI can't set it to only work for Chase. I would prefer to be honest with most web sites. In any case, how is your User-Agent Switcher so htt Chase accepts it? -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 --0000000000003811a205f08d320f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span class=3D"gmail_default" s= tyle=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>On Fri, Dec 2= 3, 2022 at 11:08 AM Bob Proulx <<a href=3D"mailto:bob@proulx.com">bob@pr= oulx.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote c= lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli= d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">parv/FreeBSD wrote:<br> > Chris Hill wrote:<br> > > I had the same issue with a Chase account. It seems that they obj= ect to<br> > > seeing "FreeBSD" in the user agent string. I used one o= f the many<br> > > plug-ins to change the string for that site, so my machine would = appear<br> > > to be running Linux. It works well.<br> > ><br> ><br> > Oh, come on now! Are we in the 1990's where one's HTML<br> > renders sanely, by design, only in a specific browser?! Fuck.<br> <br> I have exactly the same situation with <a href=3D"http://chase.com" rel=3D"= noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">chase.com</a> but it isn't a<br> rendering problem AFAICS but is a security check failure from the<br> <a href=3D"http://chase.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">chase.com= </a> site.=C2=A0 Their site checks UserAgent which is extremely<br> egregious given that UserAgent has no security and can be set to<br> anything.<br> <br> The <a href=3D"http://chase.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">chase= .com</a> site refuses to accept a UserAgent that isn't one of<br> Linux or Windows (and I presume Mac too) and redirects me to login<br> again.=C2=A0 And again.=C2=A0 But switching it to a Linux UserAgent works f= ine.<br> Can login.=C2=A0 Can use the site for everything okay.<br> <br> I am using "User-Agent Switcher" with Firefox.=C2=A0 It's sim= ple.=C2=A0 It works<br> okay for me.<br> <br> Bob<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-se= rif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default">I used to do ths, but it stopp= ed working. Tried it again and have tried Ubuntu and Linux with no success.= It's also annoying that iI can't set it to only work for Chase. I = would prefer to be honest with most web sites. <br></div><div style=3D"font= -family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></di= v><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class=3D"gma= il_default">In any case, how is your User-Agent Switcher so htt Chase accep= ts it?<br></div></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and reti= red Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" targ= et=3D"_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB9= 8AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div></div></div></div></div></div></div= ></div></div> --0000000000003811a205f08d320f--
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