[11427] in www-talk@info.cern.ch
RE: user agent label format
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dmitry Beransky)
Mon Sep 13 16:51:59 1999
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:48:43 -0700
To: www-talk@w3.org
From: Dmitry Beransky <dberansky@ucsd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199909131922.PAA17195@smtp2.mail.iamworld.net>
Resent-From: www-talk@w3.org
>Watch the CC/PP activity for developments in this area. However, they may
>be bringing forward recommendations on vendor-blind means for disclosing
>relevant capabilities in lieu of make and model.
Thanks. That made an interesting reading.
>Are you aware that browser sniffing works against people who use uncommon
>user agents, and that this tends to unnecessarily reduce the services
>accessible to people with disabilities?
As any powerful tool, it may be misused once in the hands of a yahoo.
Regards
Dmitry Beransky
