[lug] Faking website requirements (Flash / wmp)

[Ken MacFerrin]

Warren Sanders wrote:
> Ben wrote:
>> I keep finding websites that tell me that I don't have the requirements
>> to view their page. If they complain that I'm not using IE on XP, I use
>> firefox's user agent switch and all is well. But if the requirement is
>> for, say, flash 8 (I have adobe's flash 9) or windows media player  (I
>> use the mplayer plugin), some websites say I don't have the necessary
>> software and won't let me forward. Is there a way I can trick them into
>> thinking I have what they want so I can at least give mplayer / flash
>> for linux a shot at working?
>>   
> 
> Try using Konqueror.  I have had success with similar sites.
> 
> 

I've also had some success with the User Agent Switcher extension.
Allows your browser to masquerade as IE, Opera, etc:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59

-Ken