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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by saagarjha on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:01PM (#24495353)
I really have no idea what you mean by your comment, but humorously enough user agents are frequently one of the most widely abused parts of the browser.
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Re:Why is Apple acting like an asshole? by tick_tock_tick on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @02:14PM (#24495530)
The "User Agent" is the browser itself the header just how a "User Agent" identifies itself to the server. That language really only shows up in the RFCs though.
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