[LINK] Strategy is one for the e-books

[Kim Holburn]

On 2011/Jul/10, at 9:59 PM, Antony Barry wrote:
> On 07/07/2011, at 2:54 PM, David Boxall <david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au> wrote:
> On 7/07/2011 8:12 AM, Antony Barry wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/-1h133.html
>>> ...
>> 
>> Is this what you meant: 
>> <http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/bleeding-edge/latest-strategy-is-one-for-the-ebooks-20110707-1h40j.html>?
> 
> I used the URL supplied by the SMH iPad app assuming they could get their own urls right :-(

Since they control the browser or app they can use URLs that only work in their app or only work when the right useragent uses it. It is probably a specially crafted useragent for the app.  (I just tried the ipad useragent in firefox and it didn't work but that's not an exhaustive test.)


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