722142 - Elster Online Configuration Check assumes Firefox 2 Usage with Firefox > 10

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: German, defect)

Description

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

Filing this in Advance since the Site does not not work but rather just complains and many Germans will probably do their Taxes Stuff in Firefox 10 Release Time:

Warnhinweis

Firefox älter als Version 2

Die Funktionalität von ElsterOnline mit der von Ihnen benutzten Browser-Version wird nicht garantiert, eine Nutzung kann jedoch möglich sein. Falls Probleme bei der Benutzung auftreten sollten, kann die Hotline Sie leider nicht bei der Fehlersuche unterstützen. Wir empfehlen Ihnen, die aktuelle Version von Firefox zu installieren.

The Browsercheck Script lays here: https://www.elsteronline.de/eportal/js/portal.js

function browserCheck() {
  this.ver = navigator.appVersion;
  this.agent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
  this.dom = document.getElementById ? 1 : 0;
  this.op5 = this.agent.indexOf("opera 5") > -1 && window.opera;
  this.op6 = this.agent.indexOf("opera 6") > -1 && window.opera;
  this.op = this.op5 || this.op6;
  this.ie55 = (this.ie5 = this.agent.indexOf("msie 5") > -1 && !this.op5 && !this.op6) && this.agent.indexOf("msie 5.5") > -1;
  this.ie6 = this.agent.indexOf("msie 6") > -1 && !this.op5 && !this.op6;
  this.ie = (this.ie4 = this.agent.indexOf("msie") > -1 && document.all && !this.op5 && !this.op6 && !this.ie5 && !this.ie6) || this.ie5 || this.ie6;
  this.mac = this.agent.indexOf("mac") > -1;
  this.ns6 = this.agent.indexOf("gecko") > -1 || window.sidebar;
  this.ns4 = !this.dom && document.layers ? 1 : 0;
  this.bw = this.ie6 || this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns6 || this.op5 || this.op6;
  this.usedom = this.ns6;
  this.reuse = this.ie || this.usedom;
  this.px = this.dom && !this.op5 ? "px" : "";
  return this
}

Sending them a Mail.

Comment 1

[Jean-Yves Perrier [:teoli]]

XtC4uall, did you get a reply from them?

Comment 2

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

(In reply to Jean-Yves Perrier [:teoli] from comment #1)

Sorry for Lack of Response Time.
I tried their Twitter Account first (with no Reaction) and now sent a Mail for Real. Will post back with their Feedback.

Comment 3

[Jean-Yves Perrier [:teoli]]

It looks to me that it is fixed. Can you confirm/infirm?

Comment 4

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

The Issue is still there. The Script seems unchanged, too.

Comment 5

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

Update regarding the Impact:

This Issue is only limited to the Configuration Check (for e.g. JAVA) what is been inserted before Registration.
When you login/use the Service itself this is a non-Issue.

Comment 6

[(mostly gone) XtC4UaLL [:xtc4uall]]

Never heard back by them but this has been fixed now.