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Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards?
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I got this message at wilely (publisher)'s website.

Quote:
The browser you are using to view this site does not support basic internet standards.

Upgrading to a newer or different browser (such as the latest versions of Netscape, Internet Explorer for Windows or Macintosh, or Opera) will improve your browsing experience on Wiley InterScience.com. However, it is not imperative that you upgrade immediately. This site will continue to function satisfactorily in your current browser, although the visual design may be sub-par.




What is this crap?  Is this true for firefox 3.0.5?  (yes I know there's a newer version out but I wait till the mood is right to update)


What makes me think it may not be:

1.  Never had any trouble with firefox except when I first started using it a while ago.
2.  Wilely is a terrible and evil company who should be sued and raided by college students till their blight on higher education is but a memory.



Anyone know if this is total bullshit or if firefox has some infirmity?  And no, you can't get any more info then in the above.

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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: johnm214]
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100% False. That is just because of lazy or stupid developers. They either do browser checking wrong (i.e., based on the user agent and not on functionality) or code for just the masses and can't handle cross browser support. I have a feeling its a mix of the 2 based on "the visual design may be sub-par".


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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: PlayDoh]
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Thanks.  I just wonder why they couldn't handle firefox?  Isn't this a major browser?  I mean more than opera certainly, and yet they recommend I use that instead...  And its not a problem with cookies to my knowledge cuz I'm logged in to them when I recieve that message.

Of course the company that does my school's online course websites (for online quizes, assignments, notes, et cet) says firefox isn't an "approved browser".  So maybe it isn't used all that much.  Every single time I log on to that service I get an "unapproved browser warning" popup window that tells me the site may not work correctly and that my browser may not handle cookies and other technical things correctly.  But I've been using firefox with that site for years and never had any problem.


Lazy developers sounds like a good answer.  This is teh same company that has a website where you have assignments for their physics textbooks and if you enter an answer with the correct amount of signifigant figures you'll get the wrong answer.


So it would totally fit if this was another of the many things Wilely has managed to fuck up.

Thanks again

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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: johnm214]
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No, that's just a very old message.
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Upgrading to a newer or different browser (such as the latest versions of Netscape, Internet Explorer for Windows or Macintosh, or Opera)


Firefox is the latest version of Netscape. And Internet Explorer for Macintosh was discontinued in 2003.

I think the message you are seeing is almost 10 years old. Strange, I've never seen that message on the Wiley site, and I use Firefox at home and at work.


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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: johnm214]
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http://acid3.acidtests.org/

is a good test to see how much of the standards it follows...beats the shit out of IE thats for sure...i think chrome actually does the best, but since I don't have teh windows, i can't retest IE to see my score, nor can i test chrome...

I got 71/100 using firefox 3.0.5 x86_64.

peace

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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: supra]
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71 on firefox, 78 on chrome but it failed the linktest (whatever that is). IE could barely load it lol.

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Re: Firefox, a substandard browser? Doesn't support basic internet standards? [Re: JT]
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WebKit FTW! http://webkit.org/blog/280/full-pass-of-acid-3/


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