http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-1488 Sifiso Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:02:48 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-1488 My bad. Please scratch my previous comment. The site does go through on i.e. So these guys are not liars (...?). On Firefox, when you specify the page 'default.asp' it redirects you to 'netscape.htm'. So that's where the redirection logic must reside. Isn't it convenient that web observers of the upcoming elections will be forced to use i.e. or stay in the dark. No, I'm not suggesting conspiracy theories by a certain large software corporation which shall remain nameless. And does it really require R3m to fix a technical glitch ? Porting the whole thing to apache servers or Ruby on Rails will do the trick for much less than that.
Isn’t it convenient that web observers of the upcoming elections will be forced to use i.e. or stay in the dark. No, I’m not suggesting conspiracy theories by a certain large software corporation which shall remain nameless.

And does it really require R3m to fix a technical glitch ? Porting the whole thing to apache servers or Ruby on Rails will do the trick for much less than that.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-1482 Mokokoma Mokhonoana Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:12:10 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-1482 Sifiso, Like I said on the <a href="http://mokokoma.co.za/sabc-ones-website-gets-hit-by-egravity/#comment-1481" rel="nofollow">Sabc website issue</a>, it's disturbing to see this when the budget was surely not an issue. Thanks for your compliment on my work, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay!
Like I said on the Sabc website issue, it’s disturbing to see this when the budget was surely not an issue.

Thanks for your compliment on my work, I’m glad you enjoyed your stay!]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-1479 Sifiso Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:37:41 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-1479 I just posted a comment on your entry regarding the SABC's one website when I saw the link to this article. You were right. This is worse. Not because of technical issues, but because the website tells a <b>bold-faced lie</b>. If there were a detection mechanism in place, it would be easy for a web developer to tell. I won't go into details on that. (hint: ____script). In short, their server detects <b>fokol</b>!! And this for website that is about to be visited by millions of locals and people abroad during the 2009 elections?? How embarrassing! And what's the deal with the deprecated <b>td</b> tags on bot the culprit websites? It's enough to give me Postal Worker Syndrome. Mokokoma, nice work on the site by the way. I really enjoy hanging around here. Keep up the good magic.
You were right. This is worse. Not because of technical issues, but because the website tells a bold-faced lie. If there were a detection mechanism in place, it would be easy for a web developer to tell. I won’t go into details on that. (hint: ____script). In short, their server detects fokol!!

And this for website that is about to be visited by millions of locals and people abroad during the 2009 elections?? How embarrassing!

And what’s the deal with the deprecated td tags on bot the culprit websites?

It’s enough to give me Postal Worker Syndrome. Mokokoma, nice work on the site by the way. I really enjoy hanging around here. Keep up the good magic.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-415 Kabelo Masuku Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:23 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-415 Yes and a real world developer sat there and did that site, real world testers tested it and a real world project manager signed it off for go-live... Thanks a lot real world, I'll stay in my virtual world http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-413 Eric Edelstein Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:01:16 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-413 At least there were people waiting when I went to register my new address.Would have been bad, if I arrived, and no party to greet me...Reminds me that the real world stills sometimes works better than the internet world! http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-255 Mokokoma Mokhonoana Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:09:16 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-255 Kabelo Masuku, Now that's interesting, as they mentioned that it works fine on IE.
Now that’s interesting, as they mentioned that it works fine on IE.]]> http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-254 Kabelo Masuku Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:37:22 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-254 Ouch... even worse the site looks horrible on IE... It's an insult to our profession + passion http://mokokoma.co.za/iec-website-punishes-its-visitors-for-not-using-ancient-technology/#comment-253 Kabelo Masuku Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:36:06 +0000 http://mokokoma.co.za/?p=364#comment-253 This horrible, especially this would be regarded as a widely used site, this then limits users which use other browsers besides IE which this day in age is out of favour because of it's security.