On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 18:01:03PM -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote: > The other question is if anyone can point me to something of an article > nature regarding open-source browsers and security? Most browsers, whether open-source or not, are mostly the same in this regard (over time). > I am finding that companies will know simply block access to anything but > ie or if you are lucky firefox, with the claim that the browsers suggested > for Ada / section 508 / w3c type access are a security risk. Never mind > what barriers this creates for using the site services. they are starting > to do it as well with earlier editions of ie, so soon that door will be > closed as well. Most browsers, including lynx the text browser, can be configured to report their identity as a different browser. It's virtually impossible for a website to identify a browser other than by simply asking it, so if I configure my lynx session to report that it's opera, the website will dutifully believe it. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list