[Talk] Web Browser Exclusion

[Anthony David]

Anthony David <adavid at adavid.com.au> writes:

> Anthony David <adavid at adavid.com.au> writes:
> 
> > Stephen Rothwell <sfr at canb.auug.org.au> writes:
> > 
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > My recent experience is http://www.abr.gov.au/. This page is OK, but try
> > > to follow the link to register for an ABN (a useful thing to try to do). I
> > > tried Galen, Mozilla and Netscape.  Only IE would work.  Anyone else want
> > > to try it.
> > > 
> > > I have sent them a polite note pointing out not only the IE bias, but the
> > > fact that the "your browser is unsupported" page is (or at least, was)
> > > broken.
> > 
> > Interesting
> > 
> > I have dealings with the developers of that site and in the past
> > they did make some effort to ensure cross-browser support. They even
> > got an iMac to assist with their testing. Looking at their site,
> > it has recently been revamped, I suspect by the new owners :(
> > 
> > The referral page 404s as well ...
> 
> My suspicions were correct. ATO are the culprits, their "browser test"
> only is looking for an IE version > 5. Other browsers don't set
> that version higher than 5. The ABR people were aware of numerous
> complaints and have complained to ATO themselves. Deaf ears abound 
> at the moment. They suggested complaining to ATO directly.

Hmm. Looks better:-

https://abr.gov.au/ABR_BC/AnonBrowserNotSupported.aspx?


-- 
Anthony David

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