Posted by William Tasso on 10/16/06 23:13

Fleeing from the madness of the Comindico Australia - reports relating to
abuse should be sent to abuse@comindico.com.au jungle
Joe <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> stumbled into
news:alt.html,alt.www.webmaster,uk.net.web.authoring
and said:

> In article <b4RXg.144737$wg.59904@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
> Johnny@NOTTELLING.nope says...
>> What browsers do people use to test their web site in?
>>
> This people checks in IE5,IE6,IE7, Opera9, FF1.5, SeaMonkey1.0.
> I sometimes use http://browsershots.org/ too.
> I have no idea if I'm typical.

Interesting - any reason IE5 is still on that list?

I'd guess an IE5 user is accustomed to 'seeing' a pretty f*cked web these
days. Maybe use one of the reasonably well documented hacks to avoid
sending them (and IE4/NN4/etc.) any deliciously intricate CSS but I don't
see any real value in pandering to the bizarre quirks of ancient browsers.

Time moves on - yes, I know the arguments about slow-to-upgrade corporates
and the poverty stricken, technically challenged, unwashed masses. See
above - tough life ain't it? That's why there are naked web tools, of
which lynx is my own favourite.

All this assumes that the web site/document in question actually makes
sense without styling.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

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