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Re: Official Apple II documentation?

Subject: Re: Official Apple II documentation?
From: "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:49:57 -0400
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In article <1jkwfvq.iil8a3xmk25aN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
 dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> With a little experimentation it seems that the actual error is that the
> site is checking the User-Agent in the client's HTTP header, and only
> allowing certain web browsers. I was able to fetch the page with curl by
> including a User-Agent header which made curl pretend to be Safari
> (though I expect certain other browsers would work too).

Interestingly, any non-empty User-Agent string seems to work.

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>

References:
- Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: limtc <thyechean@gmail.com>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: drkenb <kbuchholz1107@hotmail.com>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: Mike Spurgeon <mike@spurgeon.net>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: Tony Cianfaglione <ab616@chebucto.ns.ca>
- Re: Official Apple II documentation?
  - From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)

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