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Subject:    Re: FWD: MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers
From:       "S.C. Brownfield" <steveb () ALD ! NET>
Date:       2001-10-26 18:41:36
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That is OK with me, because I don't want to go/use MSN.com anyway.

Steve

David Chessler wrote:

> * Original: FROM..... Dave Farber
>
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:56:42 -0400
> From: Matthew Howard
> Subject: MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers
>
> Thursday October 25 03:00 PM EDT
>
> MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers
> By Sandeep Junnarkar
> CNET News.com
>
> People trying to access Microsoft's MSN.com with a non-Microsoft browser
> are finding themselves locked out.
>
> Although the software leviathan's Internet Explorer easily reaches MSN,
> other browsers--such as Opera, Mozilla and some versions of Netscape--run
> into trouble.
>
> Using the most recent browser from Mozilla.org to reach MSN brings a
> message from Microsoft saying it has "detected that the browser that you
> are using will not render MSN.com correctly." Mozilla.org does open-source
> browser development for AOL Time Warner's Netscape Communications unit.
>
> "Additionally, you'll see the most advanced functionality of MSN.com only
> with the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer,"
> the message continues.
>
> The page then provides several links for users to download versions of
> Internet Explorer for Windows, Macintosh (news - web sites) and MSN Explorer.
>
> <snip>
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20011025/tc/msn_com_shuts_out_non-microsoft_browsers_1.html
>
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