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David
Apr 26, 2012, 4:45:28 PM4/26/12
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I am trying to access several websites whose url is in this format:
http://www.webaddress.com/
These web sites do NOT have a mobile version. Firefox insists on
changing the desired URL to: http://m.webaddress.com/
This change is no good because I get a web site not found error. The
desired website exists, but not the mobile version.
How do I stop Firefox from doing this? This behavior makes Firefox
unusable.
I have Firefox Mobile running on a Motorola Razr Maxx, Android version
2.3.6.
David
http://www.webaddress.com/
These web sites do NOT have a mobile version. Firefox insists on
changing the desired URL to: http://m.webaddress.com/
This change is no good because I get a web site not found error. The
desired website exists, but not the mobile version.
How do I stop Firefox from doing this? This behavior makes Firefox
unusable.
I have Firefox Mobile running on a Motorola Razr Maxx, Android version
2.3.6.
David
Chris Peterson
Apr 26, 2012, 5:09:52 PM4/26/12
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On 4/26/12 4:45 PM, David wrote:
> I am trying to access several websites whose url is in this format:
> http://www.webaddress.com/
>
> These web sites do NOT have a mobile version. Firefox insists on
> changing the desired URL to: http://m.webaddress.com/
hi David, can you share some of the URLs that are redirected to "m." URLs?
> I am trying to access several websites whose url is in this format:
> http://www.webaddress.com/
>
> These web sites do NOT have a mobile version. Firefox insists on
> changing the desired URL to: http://m.webaddress.com/
AFAIK, Firefox Mobile does not have any code to optimistically use "m."
URLs. I suspect the websites do not recognize Firefox Mobile's
User-Agent String and *they* try to redirect us to an "m." site (that
does not seem to exist).
Thanks for reporting this issue!
chris
David
Apr 27, 2012, 5:58:59 AM4/27/12
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One website that causes the issue is one I wrote for the small
business (child care facility) that I own. It is:
http://www.AcademyOfLittleLearners.com/ In my case, the "m." version
of my site does not exist. If I use the browser that came with
Android on my Razr Maxx (in landscape orientation), I get an
acceptable display of my website. But, I like Firefox better & would
prefer to use it.
You are probably right in that my site does not recognize the
"User-Agent-String". If that is the cause, would it be possible for
you to provide the html code I need to modify my site and perhaps tell
me where to insert this code? I am a very early beginner in website
programming.
Davod
Matt Brubeck
Apr 27, 2012, 9:42:15 AM4/27/12
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On 04/27/2012 02:58 AM, David wrote:
> You are probably right in that my site does not recognize the
> "User-Agent-String". If that is the cause, would it be possible for
> you to provide the html code I need to modify my site and perhaps tell
> me where to insert this code? I am a very early beginner in website
> programming.
You should ask for help from the person who runs the server that hosts
> You are probably right in that my site does not recognize the
> "User-Agent-String". If that is the cause, would it be possible for
> you to provide the html code I need to modify my site and perhaps tell
> me where to insert this code? I am a very early beginner in website
> programming.
your web site. The server is configured to direct certain mobile
browsers to http://m.academyoflittlelearners.com/ and that configuration
should simply be removed.
It looks like your server is running Microsoft IIS, so this information
might help if you administer it yourself:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732969%28v=WS.10%29.aspx
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