Users of MSIE 7 asked to "upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer"

[pne]

I can't help but feel a bit of schadenfreude at this blog entry. Sometimes even some Microsoft’s own websites have been blocking access! was also fairly poignant.

User-agent sniffing is, in general, evil and over-used. Plz to be focussing primarily on content, not presentation, and using standards-compliant HTML and CSS, and try to degrade gracefully.

Comments

[lexabear.livejournal.com]

I absolutely hate web pages that make themselves not work in certain browsers to the extent that they say "Come back with IE to see this site." I never do. It's my own little rebellion.

[allegrox.livejournal.com]

I also tell other users not to go to them, and I've sometimes contemplated setting up a local DNS to make them all redirect. That would be a fun prank. For a few minutes, anyway.

[darth-spacey.livejournal.com]

I have not much to say, but I do feel the need to applaud. Good post, sir.