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Topic: User agent string

	user-agent strings
		This is for statistical purposes, the tracing of protocol violations, and automated recognition of user agents for the sake of tailoring responses to avoid particular user agent limitations.
		Agents derived from a mozilla.org source release shall use the token Mozilla/N.M as the first element of their User-Agent string.
		Since many agents derived from the mozilla.org source release will include other components, possibly significant ones (for example, crypto) it will be useful to identify not only the baseline release (the version of the source that mozilla.org puts out) but also more specific information about the derived version.
	www.mozilla.org /build/user-agent-strings.html (1261 words)

	User agent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A user agent is the client application used with a particular network protocol; the phrase is most commonly used in reference to those which access the World Wide Web.
		Web user agents range from web browsers to search engine crawlers ("spiders"), as well as screen readers and braille browsers used by people with disabilities.
		When Internet users visit a web site, a text string is generally sent to identify the user agent to the server.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/User_agent_string (1270 words)

	How the visiting browser is identified
		Some user agents have very similar or the same keywords, so you need to be strategic about how you define your agent strings.
		This is an important concept to understand, so let’s study a real scenario where a browser’s user agent string may match more than one of your defined user agent matching strings.
		A typical user agent string reported by that browser would be: "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows NT)".
	www.cyscape.com /docs/browserhawk/how_the_visiting_browser_is_identified.htm (513 words)

	TWikIWeThey . Main . UserAgentString (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		User interface: 'o' for options, search for 'user-agent' and set string to the desired value.
		For the most part, this serves little purpose to users themselves, other than to pop up annoying messages suggesting you switch browsers (often to one that's not appropriate, supported, or suitable for your platform).
		The executive who finds this string on the weblog report realizes that this is the straight dope -- she's not seeing a doctored or sanitized report.
	twiki.iwethey.org /Main/UserAgentString (1439 words)

	IEBlog : The IE7 User-Agent String (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Plus, since 90% of IE users probably don't know what a user agent string is and shouldn't need to, such an option would only create confusion.
		There's a reason they keep blogging on this thing-- because sites are still so stupid that the user agent string breaks when you change the number 6 to 7 (and they've had this in for over a year now!).
		The User Agent String Utility is useful but would be better if it was designed as a button on IE7 that would refresh the page to the displayed website with an IE6 string.
	blogs.msdn.com /ie/archive/2006/09/20/763891.aspx (3915 words)

	Dan's Web Tips: Brand-X Browsers -- User Agent Strings
		Whenever anyone gives statistics purporting to identify what percentage of users are using which browsers, this is (if it's not just somebody's wild guess) probably taken from analysis of the user agent identifiers of visitors to a Web site.
		So it seems like we're stuck for the indefinite future with user agent strings that get further and further away from honestly describing the browser name and version they represent, and contain increasing amounts of fossilized deadwood that can't be removed because some site, somewhere, allegedly depends on its presence.
		This credit union site tells many users that their browser is "nonstandard", then gives them a link to enter the site anyway; however, in some cases, this link doesn't work (I think it depends on cookies being enabled).
	webtips.dan.info /brand-x/useragent.html (1660 words)

	Opera for Symbian user agent strings
		This page is a brief update to the original Opera browser user agent string information in the reference section of this website and includes new user agent strings taken from current Symbian devices.
		This is because current versions hide the user agent options from the browser preferences so the only way to change strings is to edit a configuration file manually.
		This is the user agent string for Opera on embedded Linux devices such as the Sharp Zaurus.
	mobileopera.com /reference/ua (2798 words)

	Tripod - Handcrafted
		The part of this we are interested in at the moment is the User Agent string.
		The problem (you knew there had to be a problem, right?) is that these strings contain a lot of information, presented in a not-quite-standard format.
		This technique involves checking to see, not which specific browser the users are running, but rather whether they're running any browser that supports the particular feature you want to use.
	www.tripod.lycos.com /build/better_builders/newsletters/news_37.html (971 words)

	HTTP_USER_AGENT - www.scanmybrowser.com
		Typically enough information is present in the string to identify the type and version of the browser and which other browsers it purports to be compatible with.
		Note the amount of detail included in the example strings: Operating system, Hardware platform and even language preference can be pulled from some user agent strings.
		Taken individually this UA data is pretty much worthless due to user agent switching but over large groups it is meaningful and worth collecting.
	www.scanmybrowser.com /user_agent.html (397 words)

	Mobile Browser ID Strings (a.k.a. User Agent ID)
		If your browser string is NOT here please take a moment and click here then mail us the result (if you are using an exotic browser send us the URL of where to get it).
		We are now crediting the supplier of each string or answer individually as a homage to all those folks who take the time as hundreds of you have done over the years.
		We have added some info about chnaging UA strings which unless you have to do it is, we think, a Very Bad Thing™.
	www.zytrax.com /tech/web/mobile_ids.html (2321 words)

	information on user-agent 'ODP links test' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The purpose of this document is to explain about the HTTP requests using this user-agent string.
		This user-agent is used by me (Tomas Schild, personal site - ODP editor profile) as a contribution to quality control of the Open Directory, of which I am an editor.
		The reason for this is that there are brain-dead browser-detection scripts in use that do not behave intelligently when the user-agent is not detected to be one of a few popular browsers.
	tuezilla.de /test-odp-links-agent.html (325 words)

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		When called with a parameter, it resets the user agent and reperforms all tests on the string.
		If passed a parameter, returns true if it is equal to the version specified by the user agent string.
		For instance, if the user agent string is 'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0b2; Windows NT)', returns 'b2'.
	search.cpan.org /src/LHS/HTTP-BrowserDetect-0.98/README (627 words)

	search.cpan.org: Mobile::UserAgent - mobile user agent string parsing class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		You can use also use user agent profiles to do this (for which I've developed other classes), but not all mobile phones have these, especially the older types.
		If this method returns false, then it's probably not a mobile user agent string that was passed into the constructor.
		Returns the maximum i-mode cache data size in kb's of the user agent if it is an i-mode user-agent, else undef.
	search.cpan.org /~cmanley/Mobile-UserAgent-1.01/lib/Mobile/UserAgent.pm (615 words)

	Internet Explorer 7 User Agent String (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The User-Agent (or UA) string is sent along in the headers of every HTTP request so the server knows what type of browser is making the request.
		If you use ASP.NET's HTTPBrowserCapabilities class on your pages, you'll find that it is already able to correctly interpret the new UA string.
		Fortunately, IE5.0 and later allow you to override the user-agent string used by scripting and sent by the browser.
	www.yeyan.cn /Programming/InternetExplorerUserAgent.aspx (347 words)

	UDP User-Agent Strings
		Results from tracking the user agent string also can be used in future Netscape rewards and incentive programs.
		In the "User-agent string code" field, enter your user-agent string code after the semi-colon (space) in the curly brackets.
		Your user-agent string code is the first ten characters or less of your company's name; use all caps.
	www.netscape.co.jp /uk/partners/distribution/uas.html (286 words)

	Zoom Search Engine - Support - User-Agent ZSEBOT
		There are specific strings used for various versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape browsers, and these are often examined by websites which wish to serve up different content depending on the browser that you are using.
		It allows users of the application to index and create a search engine for their own website.
		Note that while "robots.txt" support is enabled by default in all versions of Zoom (from V5.1 upwards), it is possible for users to disable this feature.
	www.wrensoft.com /zoom/support/useragent.html (533 words)

	Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Released - MozillaZine Talkback
		The "rv" string is what indicates the Gecko version, another indication that they are using the 1.0 branch as a base (Firefox 1.0 shipped with the rv set to 1.7.5).
		User agent strings are getting rather inscrutable these days, if the number in the Gecko token has nothing to do with the Gecko version, but the "rv" number does, and the Firefox token doesn't indicate what Firefox version it's based on, and there's no Netscape token even though this is a Netscape version.
		They are asking on the "focus issues" page for All Users to visit pages that they do with their primary browser, and report to them any that look inconsistent in the AOL browser.
	www.mozillazine.org /talkback.html?article=6173 (5874 words)

	Customizing the Netscape 6 Browser
		By including your company identifier as part of the user agent string, you or other companies can track the number of times Internet web sites are accessed by web browsers that you've customized.
		For new users who are installing Netscape 6 for the first time, your customized bookmarks remain visible even if the user subsequently upgrades to a later version.
		However, users who are upgrading from a previous version of Navigator or Communicator to the version you are providing will not get your customized bookmarks because, for upgraders, Netscape preserves their existing set of bookmarks.
	wp.netscape.com /eng/mozilla/ns6/CCKDocs/chap04.html (2975 words)

	Customize the user agent string your browser sends to webservers! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		User agent customization - create your own, make your browser identify itself, market your webpage by using your URL as identifyer or restrict access to content by user agent filtering:
		he information a browser sends to a webserver to identify itself when opening a webpage is called "user agent string".
		With BrowserBob you can either exchange this information or add additional information to the user agent string of the browser or weblication you design.
	www.browserbob.com /hints/useragent.html (184 words)

	chrispederick.com Forums / Odd User Agent String (default appears messed up) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After using the User Agent Switcher to test out something, I noticed something odd when I switched back to the default.
		Note: another thing that I also did using the User Agent Switcher was to create a new string.
		I'll see if I can reproduce this, but the User Agent Switcher doesn't change the locale at all so I don't think it is the cause.
	chrispederick.com /forums/viewtopic.php?id=176 (353 words)

	Custom User Agent String Unavailable with Proxy Auto Configuration Script
		Your custom User Agent string may not be available to an automatic proxy configuration script.
		After you modify this User Agent String value, Internet Explorer appends the new string to the end of the standard User Agent string when responding to HTTP servers.
		However, Internet Explorer only presents the standard User Agent string to proxy servers during automatic configuration unless you set the registry value in the Resolution section of this article.
	support.microsoft.com /support/kb/articles/Q182/8/59.ASP (487 words)

	Radio Userland Access Control
		Using Javascript and a custom User-Agent string on my browser, I devised a workaround that let me view my weblog but sent other people somewhere else.
		The User-Agent string is sent to a server when you request a page, and it identifies your browser, browser version, and often other things about your system.
		After you have modified your User-Agent string, add a script to the HTML templates of your weblog to look at that string and send people to a different page if their User-Agent doesn't contain the token.
	www.cadenhead.org /workbench/stories/2002/04/16/radioUserlandAccessControl.html (524 words)

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		This is done with a user agent string, which provides information to the Web server about the users' Web browsers.
		The string you type in this box is appended to the user agent string for the customized browser.
		You do not need to customize the user agent string unless you want to track the usage of your custom browser and you gather browser statistics from other Web sites.
	helloworld.siteburg.com /content/other/ie/wiz4_9.htm (186 words)

	Understanding User-Agent Strings
		This string indicates which browser you're using, its version number, and details about your system, such as operating system and version.
		The user-agent string can contain optional details called tokens, which must be surrounded by parentheses and vary among programs.
		For example, if a string value is added to the Post-Platform key, the name appears after the platform token in the user-agent string.
	msdn.microsoft.com /library/?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/aboutuseragent.asp (1091 words)

	User Agent Switcher 0.6.7 - The Extensions Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		User Agent Switcher 0.6.7 - The Extensions Mirror
		This extension adds a menu to switch the user agent of the browser.
		It is designed to provide functionality similar to the "Browser Identification" feature of Opera and allows you to configure the list of user agents to display in the menu.
	www.extensionsmirror.nl /index.php?showtopic=156 (172 words)

	user-agent-string.info: UA string analysis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Analyze UA This tool was developed for user agend string analysis.
		Our analysis gives you informations about client SW type (browser, webcrawler, anonymizer, etc.), which OS client is using and moreover we display detailed analysis UA fragments completed with producer´s URL and our commentary.
		If you are interested about quantity and data type of compiled strings visit our huge database.
	user-agent-string.info (106 words)

	Changing User Agent in Mozilla Firefox
		Someone visited both Els her site and mine with a funny User Agent string.
		I used Google to find out how to change this string within Firefox and found the answer on a Mac OS X forum.
		The User Agent string "Googlebot/2.1 (+http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html)", without the quotes can sometimes be used to discover sites that use a simple technique to feed Googlebot optimised web pages in order to obtain a higher position.
	johnbokma.com /mexit/2004/04/24/changinguseragent.html (258 words)

	Guest access for spiders based on user agent string - vBulletin Community Forum
		We think about some kind of live test to verify our opinion, but there's a big "cons" : search engines robots will be unable to spider the forum and this is something we wouldn't.
		The idea is to make 80% of forums closed for reading for guest users, leaving 15% open and 5% totally private.
		The authorization for them should be based on the user agent string, the same way they are identified by the forum actually.
	www.vbulletin.com /forum/showthread.php?t=130214 (374 words)

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