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custom useragent string no longer in effect for FF4

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in about:config I had a custom useragent string set, but when I upgraded to FF4, it is no longer being used, site's see the standard FF4 user agent string

if I visit a page in FF4 and dump the contents of the $_SERVER global var in PHP, it shows the standard FF4 user agent.

in about:config I had a custom useragent string set, but when I upgraded to FF4, it is no longer being used, site's see the standard FF4 user agent string if I visit a page in FF4 and dump the contents of the $_SERVER global var in PHP, it shows the standard FF4 user agent.

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It is no longer possible to add things to the user agent string in Firefox 4. The only option available is to replace it using general.useragent.override

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It is no longer possible to add things to the user agent string in Firefox 4. The only option available is to replace it using general.useragent.override

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Thank you very much, that did the trick. I just added a new config item (string) called:

general.useragent.override

and set it to the modified user agent string, and it worked perfectly. Thanks for your time.

Modified by jaredh159

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You're welcome

You need to remember to update that preference when you update Firefox to ensure that it always shows the correct version of Firefox.