faking your browser

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If you visit http://www.asmodean.net I have a visit.cgi script which 
runs and displays your IP address as well as the supposed browser you 
are using.  If you do make some tests you can at least use that page to 
see what it thinks you are using for a browser.


Janina Sajka said the following on Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 11:15:32AM -0500:
> The old classic solution to this bit of browserism is simply to lie. In
> lynx, and possibly in links, there is a "masquerading as" setting, where
> you can define the identification string that will be supplied to t with
> your http connection. So, you can pretend to be any browser they want!
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