30396 - Version number reporting (client sniffer)

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 30602

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Description

[janjaap]

this code reports the wrong version number:

if ((navigator.appName.indexOf('Netscape') != -1) &&
    (navigator.appVersion.substr(0, 1) > 3)) {
  document.write(' ');
}
else if ((navigator.appName.indexOf('Microsoft') != -1) &&
    (navigator.appVersion.substr(0, 1) > 3)) {
  document.write(' ');
  }
else
  {
  document.write('Not a version 4 browser');
}

thanks
JanJaap

Comment 1

[Sean Richardson]

Guessing that the problem here is that 'Netscape' does not appear in
navigator.appName.indexOf since you must have been testing a Mozilla,
not a Netscape, browser.

[e-mail], what version of mozilla were you trying?

Check the resources at http://sites.netscape.net/ekrock/answers.html#areyouready
-- a Nav5/IE5-ready client sniffer is available there.

Comment 2

[Richard Zach]

That should be changed back soon.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 30602 ***

Comment 3

[Jerry Baker]

Is this a duplicate? Bug 30602 concerns the commercial Netscape build. This 
concerns the Mozilla builds.

Comment 4

[Prashant Desale]

Verified duplicate.

Comment 5

[Jerry Baker]

Mass removing self from CC list.

Comment 6

[Jerry Baker]

Now I feel sumb because I have to add back. Sorry for the spam.