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Stinky The Clown

(67,818 posts) Mon May 13, 2013, 08:29 PM May 2013

How to connect to a website that insists it works only with Windows' Internet Explorer?

Every now and then we encounter a client that wants us to connect to their FTP or similar site with Internet Explorer. We all have Parallels and obviously have IE. But since we're an all Mac shop, few of us have Windows fired up. We only use it, kicking and screaming, when we are forced to run Revit.

And when someone insists we connect to their archaic website with IE. Today I was asked to connect to one that wanted IE 4.0 and some early version of Netscape Navigator! What are they running? Windows 95????

Anyway, does anyone know a way to connect to such sites with Safari or or other modern Mac browser?

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How to connect to a website that insists it works only with Windows' Internet Explorer? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown May 2013 OP

I think Opera has the ability to mimic IE... uriel1972 May 2013 #1

If they insist that you connect with ancient browsers RoccoR5955 May 2013 #2

uriel1972

(4,261 posts)

1. I think Opera has the ability to mimic IE...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 07:51 PM

May 2013

Though I don't know for sure.

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)

2. If they insist that you connect with ancient browsers

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 09:59 PM

May 2013

tell the folks doing the programming work to DO THEIR DAMN JOB, and update the damn thing already!
IE 4 is SIXTEEN years old! Ask them if you can use Lynx, if their program is that damn old! (google lynx web browser)
If I couldn't connect with a more modern web browser, I would personally inform them that I could assist them with their upgrade... for a price, of course.

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