[TriLUG] Re: Wachovia Online Banking

[prhodes at vdsinc.com]

> Netscape 4.7x should work with Wachovia online.  The other browsers will
not work.  Wachovia is a fairly MS
> concentric shop.  I have been able to do most functionality through
Netscape 4.7x.  We have started keeping logs
> of what browsers people are using so hitting the site will help.


<semi-rant>
Not to sound mean, or anything, but... why in the sam hill do companies do
this?  Is there anybody that doesn't understand
that one of the most fundamental premises of web applications, is that they
be client neutral?  And especially the
sites that block particular browsers simply because of their reported OS...
what possible good reason could there
be to do that?  I can understand blocking a particular browser, if it is
KNOWN to not work with the site ( which
would still most likely indicate a flaw with the site, IMHO, but that's
another story ), but why block based on the OS?

It's just asinine for companies to do this. Not picking on wachovia
specifically, either... lots of places do this crap.
</semi-rant>


TTYL,

Phillip R.