Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Aug 1999 03:43:30 +0100 | From | Jonathan Masters <> | Subject | Re: Gates of Hell |
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But will squid/ junkbuster actually do that?
Jonathan Benson wrote:
> You could go via a HTTP-anonymyzer thingie. Ie proxy and have it report itself > as being Win 95. > > Squid or Junkbuster come to mind. > > Jonathan Masters wrote: > > > The worst of it is - the site ***********filters*********** by OS type. This > > means that you can't access it if you're running Linux. Actually, that brings > > up a question: I have a barclays online banking account, but barclays also > > filter by OS type (at least what they get from the browser) - they claim > > Linux/UNIX is "less secure than windows " (3.1 , 95, 98 AND NT!!!!!!!!! - > > they said this when I spoke to them) - I have made excessive threats to them > > about legal action and have several people investigating whether what they > > are doing is legal, but until then, is there an easy way to get ns to lie > > about os/browser version, or can some of us write some kind of proxy which > > lies about os, etc...?? Thanx. > > -- > Jonathan Benson > Systems Administrator > Ocean Internet > http://www.ocean.com.au/
-- Jonathan C. Masters (jonathan@oxlug.org) PGP: www.brookes.ac.uk/~95227860/KEY
"Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it".
-- Matthew 16, 17-18
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