Server Stats

I see mention of watching server stats and I want to offer a caution
there.

Opera can be set up to identify itself to web servers as other browsers.
And some of the browsers that are designed for those with various
disabilities actually use the IE engine. (You'll know when you install
them because they'll require a minimum level of IE to run.) Those
browsers will appear as IE on your server logs as well.

I've seen the term "fail gracefully" and that's what I go for with all
the various browsers. I try to make sure no one is prevented from using
the wee site because of the browser they are using. <start joke mode>
That doesn't mean they always see my great design talent <end joke mode>
but at least they can get the information that's being presented.

I'm amazed at the number of people who pay no attention at all to the
existence of browsers other than the one they use. If you opened a
business on Main Street, would you routinely prevent a percentage of the
public from entering your business because they arrived in a car which
had a color different than yours?

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