<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Hi, Now that's a law I would love to see enacted in Canada !!!! Companies like Edusystems & Kidpic & Mandarin could then be sited for failure to comply with interoperability standards N <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accessys@smart.net">accessys@smart.net</a> wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="midPine.LNX.4.58.0405240925580.4196@smart.net"> <pre wrap="">On Sun, 23 May 2004 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pnakashi@k12.hi.us">pnakashi@k12.hi.us</a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">From: Bill Kendrick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nbs@sonic.net"><nbs@sonic.net></a> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Well, that simply lies to the server as to what the browser is. It's kind of like going up to someone, shaking their hand, and saying you're someone else. ...Except it's worse, because if the site really DOES require IE, it will try to do things that only IE can do. Really, it's less that they havea website that 'requires IE' and more that they have an IE- based application. </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> I have not tested this so I cannot be sure your site does or does not comply but in a public at least school setting you must comply with section 508 of the rehab act and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) which have some pretty strict rules about cross platform capabilities (as far as I have been able to check, K12OSN meets these) but much of M$ cannot especially IE. the easiest check is to see if the site will run (native, not emulated) in PINE for e-mail and LYNX as a browser. if not you could be in serious violation of Federal law... for more details see <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.W3C.org/WAI">www.W3C.org/WAI</a> Bob IDEA = Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONFIGURE YOUR E-MAIL TO SEND TEXT ONLY, see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://expita.com/nomime.html">http://expita.com/nomime.html</a> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign accessBob NO HTML/PDF/RTF in e-mail <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:accessys@smartnospam.net">accessys@smartnospam.net</a> NO MSWord docs in e-mail Access Systems, engineers NO attachments in e-mail, *LINUX powered* access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.k12os.org"><http://www.k12os.org></a> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>