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   Scott Dorsey to not@telling.you.invalid   
   Re: [LINK] Google begins requiring JavaS   
   25 Jan 25 15:15:44   
   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Computer Nerd Kev   wrote:   
   >yeti  wrote:   
   >> not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Before posting I tried a Google search in Dillo and was redirected   
   >>> to a page saying:   
   >>> "Turn on JavaScript to keep searching"   
   >>>   
   >>> Same thing today.   
   >>   
   >> ~$ grep ELinks .dillo/dillorc   
   >> ##     "ELinks/0.18.0 (textmode; Linux 5.10.0-33-amd64 x86_64; 102x36-2)"   
   >> http_user_agent="ELinks/0.18.0 (textmode; Linux)"   
   >   
   >But now nobody knows you're using Dillo in the first place! What   
   >incentive do website makers have to consider Dillo users if they're   
   >all pretending to use other browsers?   
      
   I am using lynx, and it is configured to identify as "Laxative Nine" in   
   the string, and I have no problem doing google searches.  It has not at   
   any point got upset at my lack of javascript, unlike so many other sites.   
   --scott   
      
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