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   Schugo to Paul in Houston TX   
   Re: Google Search stopped working ~Oct 6   
   13 Oct 25 04:08:32   
   
   From: schugo@schugo.de   
      
   On 13.10.2025 00:11, Paul in Houston TX wrote:   
   >>> ...   
   >>> Any suggestions?   
   >>>   
   >> Windows 7   
   >> SeaMonkey 2.53.21 with PrefBar 7.1.1   
   >> Firefox 115.28.0 esr   
   >>   
   >> My testing shows that Google search does not work with SeaMonkey unless   
   >> you spoof Firefox.  It works with Firefox itself and with SeaMonkey   
   >> pretending to be Firefox by having a Firefox user agent (UA).  This   
   >> means that Google looks at the UA, which is an invalid way to determine   
   >> whether a browser can work with Google search.   
   >>   
   >> I use PrefBar to spoof various other browsers, including Firefox.   
   >> Normally, I have "Advertise Firefox compatibility" disabled.   
   >   
   > Thank you, David.   
   > I've tried various UA's to no avail.   
      
   works with an empty UA   
      
   ciao..   
      
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