On Tuesday 03 July 2007, Rod Haper wrote: >After a couple of days of Googling for info, I happened upon a >work-around for the problem. > >Click on Tools->Extensions to pop up the Extensions window. Then click >on the "Get More Extensions" link at the bottom of the window to bring >up the Firefox Add-ons page. Use the Search function to search for >"User Agent Switcher". ><https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59>. Download the User >Agent Switcher and restart Firefox to complete the install. Then >right-click on the tool bar at the top and select the "Customize..." >option. Drag-n-drop the User Agent icon onto the tool bar. Left click >the User Agent icon and select the "Netscape 4.8 (Windows Vista)" >option. CNN videos will not play correctly. > >I haven't played with User Agent Switcher enough to know if the problem >is CNN rejecting Firefox, Linux or the combination of the two but >spoofing the server as Netscape 4.8 running on Windows Vista works. It >will be interesting to see what other spoofing combinations work. > >-- >Rod I just tried this, set it for Netscape-4.8, and got told I needed the Turner Media player with the option to download it now. All other spoofs don't get past opening the player window, but don't error either. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) You'll feel devilish tonight. Toss dynamite caps under a flamenco dancer's heel.
