Re: Windows Thin Clients served up from SuSE 10.3 server

houghi wrote:

Günther Schwarz wrote:
So I'm still confused. What are your users supposed to do with a Thin
Client running Windows CE or whatever and without any applications
other than a web browser or a terminal emulation which might be
included in the client's software?

It could be that they use a website that forces them to use IE. Where I
work we have at least one site that works only with IE6¹
Or it could be that they must run an aplication that only runs on
Windows.

Sure that can be a bad idea and all that, yet you do not always have a
choice. e.g. the whole IT department where I work would not mind one bit
of going over to Linux. However it is not up to them.

And that with 80% of the PC's only run the following: IE for webmail to
an Outlook server (No Outlook or Outlook Express, webmail), a printer
and a telnet to an AS 400 billing service

¹That sites gives some strange things running under IE7, like no
pictures sometimes. Also we have a site that does NOT run with IE, so
we have Firefox as well. Then there are sites that are on a special part
on Intrabet, so we can only access it through
Yeah, it is a mess.
houghi

Have you tried the IE only website using Firefox with the User Agent
Switcher? That works many times except when the web site insists on using
ActiveX.

I don't know about laws where you live, but in the US a website requiring a
program that can cause damage like ActiveX is legally liable for any
damage, or even virus infection that causes damage.

One of my clients was one of the largest travel agencies in the world with
offices everywhere. They started sending viruses in email and documents to
clients, many of which were major players in the corporate world. Their
legal department told them to fix the problem fast.

There is no reason whatsoever for a website to require an IE only browser.
The only is excuse is the incompetence of the programmers or they want more
control of the visitors computer than they should have.

--
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Darrell Stec darstec@xxxxxxxxxx

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