On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 08:58:15AM -0500, Brandon Hutchinson wrote:
> Did anyone else notice that Konqueror/Opera/non-IE browsers cannot view 
> http://www.msn.com today?
> 
> A friend of mine mentioned the "new look" of msn.com. When I went to view it, 
> I get:
> 
> Attention: Web Browser Upgrade Required to View MSN.com
> 
> If you are seeing this page, we have detected that the browser that you are 
> using will not render MSN.com correctly. Additionally, you'll see the most 
> advanced functionality of MSN.com only with the latest version of Microsoft 
> Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer. If you wish to visit MSN.com, please 
> select the appropriate download link below.
> 
> Internet Explorer for Windows
> Internet Explorer for Macintosh
> MSN Explorer for Windows
> 
> -----
> 
> IMO this is alarming. I don't think the page will even view in Netscape. This 
> is the first instance I know of where you can't even attempt to view a Web 
> page in a non-IE browser!
> 
Indeed; lynx fails, but Netscape 4.72/Win is OK.
Dunno about other browsers.

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