Re: Should the default value of url-user-agent include a version number? What about the specific case of package.el?

[Richard Stallman]

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  > Sorry if this didn't sound constructive. You wrote:

  > > I think url should do what IceCat does: send a user-agent string that
  > > is widely encountered on the net, to thwart identification of users.

  > So I pointed out that IceCat is probably one of the most easily
  > identifiable browsers out there.

That was changing the subject.  If IceCat's necessary features provide
a possible way to identify it, that is regretable, but it is a side
issue.

Emacs browsers should send user-agent strings that disguise them
as commonly used browsers.

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