User Agent

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LIN

Hi,
In my log files I often simple 'Mozilla' as UserAgent. In that case
what may be the browser
type. If Mozilla/4.0 is the UserAgent can we take it as a Netscape Browser.



LIN
 
If you just see Mozilla/4.0, and no (compatible...) string following it,
then it likely is a Netscape browser.

James
 
The number following the Mozilla/ portion will give you a rough estimate as
to the browser version. However, some versions (6.x, 7.x) share a number
(Mozilla/5.0), and so you cannot determine for certain without the full user
agent string.

See:
http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2002/gecko-useragent-strings/
http://www.mozilla.org/build/revised-user-agent-strings.html

Conceivably, although I can't name a specific package doing this, firewall
software could change the user-agent string for privacy reasons.

James
 
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