Windows-Only Web Sites

Mon Oct 20 14:07:32 CDT 2003

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hutchins
> 
> 
> I seem to have run into a couple of web pages that I can only 
> really use with 
> Internet Explorer.  One is the control page for my DLink 
> wireless AP - I can 
> change any of the settings, but the "apply" button doesn't work.
> 
> This weekend I encountered http://www.portablelink.com.  
> Their site works 
> great, except the "add to cart" button doesn't appear unless I use IE.

My usual response to this is three-fold.
1) I inform the company that their site is broken 
and explain how.

2) If the response is bad I take my business elsewhere,
after letting them know.

3) If I really need to use the site [because they are the
only source of something I "need"], like my online banking
site. I bitch every week or so until they do something
about it. It took my credit union about three or four months
to finally cave to my annoying constant emails, help desk
calls, and in person complaints.

My recommendation, is contact dlink and complain, 
and ask for a patch. If you get no response take
it back and get a product from somebody else.

Secondly, what version of Mozilla are you using? I had no 
problem using the add to cart link at the above site. It is
using XML and JavaScript:

<html xmlns:mso="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" 
xmlns:msdt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<title>LCD Monitor List</title>

<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<mso:CustomDocumentProperties>
<mso:DEPT_STAMP msdt:dt="string">289470</mso:DEPT_STAMP>
<mso:Approval_x0020_Level msdt:dt="string"></mso:Approval_x0020_Level>
<mso:Assigned_x0020_To msdt:dt="string"></mso:Assigned_x0020_To>
<mso:Categories msdt:dt="string"></mso:Categories>
<mso:CAT_UPDATE_DATE msdt:dt="string">10/10/2003 2:03:45 PM</mso:CAT_UPDATE_DATE>
</mso:CustomDocumentProperties>
</xml><![endif]-->

I really hate Front Page sites.

HTH,
Brian