26363 - Netcenter SmartUpdate page incorrectly identifies Mozilla

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: XPCOM, defect, P3)

Description

[Jim Race]

(please reassign component at will. This is more of a Netcenter bug than 
anything)

The current SmartUpdate CGI says my "platform" is not compatible with it. Not 
that my browser build won't work.

To reproduce:

1) Fire up M13, and go to: http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/su/su1.cgi

results: Bogus error message from SmartUpdate CGI (p.s. there is also a typo):

Your computer's platform is not compatible with SmartUpdate

To use SmartUpdate to manage your software components, you must be using a 
computer with one of the followingoperating systems: 
Windows 95/98
Windows NT
Windows 3.1
Macintosh PPC

Comment 1

[Jim Race]

Changed summary message to identify culprit(s)

Comment 2

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Since I doubt Bruce uses bugzilla I'll reassign to Michael LaGuardia for 
tracking.

Comment 3

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

created internal bug on the SmartUpdate page: 384320

The default information above says Win98, is that correct? I had no problems 
getting into the site with a Win NT version. In fact it even used Mozilla-style 
triggers correctly, though it let me try to install all the incompatible 4.x 
stuff. Were you using a Mac instead?

Comment 4

[Jim Race]

Nope. Win98SE. Macs suck :) (so does Win98, but...)

Comment 5

[Michael La Guardia]

forwarding this bug to Bruce.

Comment 6

[Michael La Guardia]

As this is a bug with the page and it has already been filed on the internal bug 
tracking system that the website guys use, I'm closing this bug as invalid.

Comment 7

[leger]

Adding verifyme keyword.

Comment 8

[Jim Race]

Verified using old M13 build, Current verbiage:

"Your current version is Communicator 5.0 - 56 bit encryption.
Congratulations, you already have the latest Netscape browser software."


Smartupdate sniffs my client as the following: 
"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; N; Win98; en-US) Mozilla/m13, version=null"

NOTE: "version" is typically the build id, which SU uses to verify 
incompatibilities, sniff out respins and generally make SU easier
for Netcenter to QA. Might want to give Bruce a heads-up.  -jim race