[ubuntu-in] Firefox in ubuntu: online transactions

[Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್)]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Ravi Kumar <ra21vi at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Kartik S <drskartik at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>  I tried paying my BSNL landline and mobile bills online using Firefox
>> 3.0. I could complete my landline transaction, but not my Cellone using
>> firefox. I also tried user agent switcher( Internet explorer) . Ultimately I
>> succeeded using windows xp in  virtual box(using IE of course).
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> Yes, there are many sites, which proudly say they work on IE only. I cannot
> remember, but perhaps PNB bank site even says "For secure transaction, use
> IE only" and works with IE only. I don't know why? Mainly this is not wrong
> with the PNB, but those Software Giants in India, which has most faith in
> Microsoft technologies and had never peeked out of their room. They may not
> be knowing about the wornderful opensource available to us and the bleeding
> edge technology.
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> So, perhaps, while browsing these sites, you won't be able to perform the
> transaction. You can try to use the IE4Linux (i guess the name is correct)
> on Ubuntu for those sites, or can have Windows on VirtualBox for such
> difficult situation. :)
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> But *User Agent Switcher *addon for Firefox should help in such case.
Latest version simulates IE 6,7,8.

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