Re: designing for 1.0 browsers and up...

Hello,

We tend to get a pretty low tech crowd at our web site.  Despite this, we =
only get about 1% using IE 2 or less and about .6% of Netscape 2 or less.  =
 I gave up specifically supporting anything less than 4 browsers as well.  =
The numbers just aren't there to support the extra work. =20

Regards,

Doug Dossett
Webmaster
Bastyr University=20
http://www.bastyr.edu


>>> "Jennifer C. Swartz" <eandscon(at)javanet.com> 07/05/00 03:09PM >>>
Hello peoples,

I really need some help.  My boss, the Network Manager, insists that all
pages be completely browser compatible with all browsers.  Being the
Webmaster one of my jobs is to write policy, and one policy I would like =
to
update is this one...

I would like to make the policy that all pages need to render in 3.0 and =
up
browsers (and equivalents..Opera is at 2.0 I think but acts like 3.0 and =
4.0
Netscape and IE), to make the page accessible in Lynx and validate in =
Bobby.
I think this is reasonable given that IE and Netscape 2.0 came out in 1995
if I remember correctly...

I am wondering if you agree with this policy or if I should continue to
design for 1.0 and 2.0 and equivalents?  I am also wondering if anyone =
knows
where I can find good articles or statistics that show the percentages of
2.0 browsers still being used today?  My logs don't track version, just
name...

Thanks for your help.

Jennifer C. Swartz

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