Server-side script identified as IE

[Vchat20]

no, I dont know how to do this, but I would like to know how. basically its
a php script running on the server side. it is actually a parser script
pulling info off of a seperate site. i need to make it so the other site its
pulling info from see's it as Internet Explorer and not what it is shown
now. any possible way of doing so? please respond.

[Vchat20]

no, I dont know how to do this, but I would like to know how. basically its
a php script running on the server side. it is actually a parser script
pulling info off of a seperate site. i need to make it so the other site its
pulling info from see's it as Internet Explorer and not what it is shown
now. any possible way of doing so? please respond.

[Chris Shiflett]

--- Vchat20 <Vchat20@hotmail.com> wrote:

> i need to make it so the other site its pulling info from see's
> it as Internet Explorer and not what it is shown now. any
> possible way of doing so? please respond.

You just need to send a User-Agent header that fools the receiving site. How
are you requesting the content?

Chris

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[Curt Zirzow]

* Thus wrote Vchat20 (Vchat20@hotmail.com):

> the actual script im using can be found at
> [url]http://www.cfxweb.net/civax/archives/00000171.htm[/url] . and if you could post
> the exact code for the User-Agent header, that would be great.
>

Installation
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1. Copy the files exactly as they are sorted in directories.
2. Go to /Modules/NS-NewsGrabber and chmod data.txt to 777.

Ok, the guy who wrote this has no care for security :/



Curt
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"I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."