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    Steve asked a question in Flock on May 19, 2009 18:54:

    Steve
    Flock 2.5 userAgent Value Issue
    In examining the Flock 2.5 userAgent value, the identifiers for flock and flock version number are missing. For example, see below for the Flock 2.0.3 userAgent value and the Flock 2.5 userAgent value.

    Flock 2.0.3 userAgent value
    mozilla/5.0 (windows; u; windows nt 5.1; en-us; rv:1.9.0.5) gecko/2008121620 firefox/3.0.5 flock/2.0.3

    Flock 2.5 userAgent value
    mozilla/5.0 (windows; u; windows nt 5.1; en-us; rv:1.9.0.10) gecko/2009051221 firefox/3.0.10

    Moreover, removing the identifiers for flock and flock version from the Flock userAgent value makes the Flock userAgent value similar to the Firefox userAgent value. For example, see below for the Firefox 3.0.10 userAgent value.

    Firefox 3.0.10 userAgent value
    mozilla/5.0 (windows; u; windows nt 5.1; en-us; rv:1.9.0.10) gecko/2009042316 firefox/3.0.10 (.net clr 3.5.30729)

    Is removing the identifiers for flock and flock version number from the Flock 2.5 userAgent value an oversight or does it mark a new syntax for Flock userAgent values moving forward?

    I hope this is simply an oversight for the following two reasons:
    1.) removing the identifiers for flock and flock version number from the Flock userAgent value would make Flock the only current major Browser not to have such identifiers in their userAgent value. (For evidence of this please see here: http://www.stevestechresource.com/str... )
    2.) removing the identifiers for flock and flock version number from the Flock userAgent value would make it difficult if not impossible for a script to "positively" identify a Flock Browser. Instead, a script would have to identify a Flock Browser on a "negative" basis, that is, if the Browser cannot be identified as some other Browser (such as IE, Firefox, Safari) then it must be Flock, which, needless to say, is not developer friendly.

    Regards,

    Steve