Active User browser detection problem

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RadioActiveLamb Members Profile Find Members Posts Groupie Joined: 29 December 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote RadioActiveLamb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Active User browser detection problem Posted: 20 July 2007 at 6:03pm
	The browser detection in v9b2 incorrectly identifies users running Safari 3.0.2 as IE7 users. As a web developer, I try to run all the Windows browsers to ensure my sites render properly on all platforms. Safari gives me the closest thing I can get to a Mac without buying a Mac. I also like to spy on my users to see what they're running on the forum

iSec Members Profile Find Members Posts Senior Member Joined: 13 February 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1140	Post Options Post Reply Quote iSec Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2007 at 6:08pm
	I'm afraid that you tested the forum in IE7 first, and within a few minutes you went ahead and tested it with a different browser. The time frame matters, the forum will still identify you with browser you used first untill after a few more minutes.... is what i think.
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WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2007 at 6:10pm
	It does correctly identify users running Safari on both MAC and Windows. However the active users data is cached and the OS and browsers details are only stored at the beginingof the active users session and are not updated. To accurately identify your browser you would need to visit the forum again once your active users session has expired.
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WebWiz-Bruce Members Profile Find Members Posts Admin Group Web Wiz Developer Joined: 03 September 2001 Location: Bournemouth Status: Offline Points: 9844	Post Options Post Reply Quote WebWiz-Bruce Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2007 at 6:21pm
	I've just tested in Safari and can confirm version 9 detected me as using: Windows Vista Safari 3
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