Hey, come on...

It isn't the all encompassing state that's doing this, web sites are developed and administered by the various agencies & departments in the state... And not all agencies are using ASP.

Netscape 4.61 on WinNT also blows up. Bad web page, bad, bad, bad...


> ----------
> From: 	Kent Schumacher[SMTP:kent at structural-wood.com]
> Reply To: 	tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Sent: 	Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:01 AM
> To: 	tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: 	Re: [TCLUG] MS pisses me off
> 
> Liz Burke-Scovill wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Kent Schumacher wrote:
> > 
> > > Bob Tanner wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else go to www.microsoft.com and NOT get the search text entry widget in
> > > > the upper left corner when running netscape or mozilla?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried to get new tags for your car at the mndot web site?  It doesn't
> > > work with Netscape or Mozilla - the URL ends in a .asp.  I wrote them a nice
> > > little e-mail asking what the problem is.  If they don't make it work for me
> > > I'm planning on raising a stink - anyone care to join in?
> > 
> > what doesn't work about it - considering all an asp is is a server side
> > script redirecting or filtering content, it shouldn't matter the browser
> > as long as the server side is running IIS or something M$-ey...I can get
> > there and run fine using Netscape...but I couldn't go through the entire
> > process 'cuz my tabs aren't due to expire by March 2001.
> > 
> > Liz
> > 
> 
> Hi Liz,
> 
> The url is http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/renewTest/Renewal/home.asp.
> 
> If I press on the credit card button in netscape, netscape blows out.
> This is on netscape 4.61 on Linux, netscape 4.75 on Linux, and
> netscape 4.72 on solaris.
> 
> If I press on the credit card button in mozilla m7 on Linux, the
> barber pole spins for a while and then stops - the display doesn't
> change.
> 
> I guess I pointed out the .asp extension since I associate it with IIS,
> and I am SOOO used to having interopability problems with anything 
> M$-ey.
> 
> So, does anyone have any bright ideas about how to apply pressure on
> the state to get it to adopt web sites that work with browsers other
> than exploder?
> 
> Kent
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