allandire Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I need to test a website in AOL's browser but dont use AOL!! I have had feed back and a screen shot from a user showing the design has been rendered differently. If there an emulator or anywhere u can download it seperate? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 freeza Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 isnt aols browser engine the same as IE Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 allandire Posted January 9, 2002 Author Share Posted January 9, 2002 Thats what I though but it seams not to be! Thats why I wanted to check it for myself. The page is fine under IE all verstions i can find and netscape but a screen shot shows different! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 logan Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 whats your url to your site, ill check through my aol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Timan Veteran Posted January 10, 2002 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2002 Aol 7.0 uses mozilla so no more ie :roll: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 padmedala9 Posted January 10, 2002 Share Posted January 10, 2002 AOL 7.0 is not the Mozilla-Incorporated version everyone hopes it is. It still uses the same, custom tailored, IE base. Maybe Version 8, hmm? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Timan Veteran Posted January 10, 2002 Veteran Share Posted January 10, 2002 well. install aol and look in ur reg under aol and u see mozilla now is that weird? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-80744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jaxbulls Posted January 12, 2002 Share Posted January 12, 2002 It says it is a Mozilla compatible browser. But that doesnt mean it is a Mozilla browser. To prove that it uses IE, got to Windowsupdate.com and it will run. If it was Mozilla it would not run at all and it would tell u to download IE. Also, AOL had its own seperate browser but I believed they switched over to IE around version 3.0 or 4.0 of AOL but now it is still IE in 7.0 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-82646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kris Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 The registry tags and browser identification strings are used primarily to bypass "browser sniffers"... thats all... doesn't mean sh1t imo. eg: In TopStyle (a css editor) available from Bradsoft you can define the what it identifies itself as to the webserver... because some servers are configured to only allow connections (or display pages) to certain browser(s) versions etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-83090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Weasel Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 Why the **** would anyone want to emulate AOL anything? (BTW, it does use IE even though aol is partnered with netscape) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-83112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kris Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 Quote Originally posted by Weasel Why the **** would anyone want to emulate AOL anything? (BTW, it does use IE even though aol is partnered with netscape) Uhm, to make sure that sites are designed to look and work as closely as they were intended to. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-83293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 allandire Posted January 13, 2002 Author Share Posted January 13, 2002 Quote Originally posted by Kris Uhm, to make sure that sites are designed to look and work as closely as they were intended to. Exacly you just cant write off the large numbers of people of who use AOL's own browser. Just becasue we would never use does not mean others will not. If so I would just in IE! I know for a fact that the this browser screws up the tables or something but I cant be sure how to fix it if I cant view it for myself. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-83763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kris Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 I understand what ya needed it for m8... even if no one else did. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-84090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MxxCon Posted January 14, 2002 Share Posted January 14, 2002 back in the day when i was using *gasp*AOL:dead: :dead: :dead: :right: it was v3.5 and v4 it was already using IE and i remember there was option to compress pages and images which made them look differnt. i wonder if it's still in aol7 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10277-aol-browser-emulator/#findComment-84911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I need to test a website in AOL's browser but dont use AOL!!
I have had feed back and a screen shot from a user showing the design has been rendered differently.
If there an emulator or anywhere u can download it seperate?
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