Need to make Mac web browser identify itself to FTP server as Windows

[gapstr]

Hello, I'm back.

I've run into a problem at work. I need to transfer files back and forth with a remote server that only wants to communicate with a Windows machine doing FTP through Internet Explorer. I have tried doing FTP with Internet Explorer on the Mac, other FTP programs on the Mac, and other FTP programs on Windows. Nothing works except Internet Explorer on a Windows machine, which works perfectly.  I don't know why this is. Neither does the owner of the server, but as it is necessary for his business and since it is working satisfactorally for him as it is, he refuses to monkey with something he does not understand.

As arguing with weather produces no results, I have been doing this the way the server wants and have been using Internet Explorer on a Windows machine at work to do any necessary transfers with this server. Soon, though, I may need to be able to do these transfers from my home. I do not want to buy a Windows box just to do these file transfers. I thought I had read before that there was a way to make Safari or some other Mac browser identify itself to servers as a different browser or platform. Does anyone know if it is possible for one to pass itself off as Windows Internet Explorer? This might be all I need to get this job done.

Thank you. And how has everyone else been?

Andrew Gapstr.

[Paddy]

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17776

Safari Enhancer is the answer. Install the Debug Menu and you can have Safari identify itself as IE 6.0. It's free and very handy.

[D76]

Contact the guy again to find out whether he's got the thing set up to require Active X. If he does, no browser spoof will work.

[gapstr]

QUOTE(D76 @ Sep 9 2006, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Contact the guy again to find out whether he's got the thing set up to require Active X. If he does, no browser spoof will work.

I suspect he may not know whether or not this is the case.

Thank you, Paddy, I will try Safari Enhancer.

[Xairbusdriver]

Is there a way to turn ActiveX off in IE for Windows? If so, do that and see if it still gets you in the site. If it doesn't, then ActiveX is required on what is probably a Windows server and there is no other browser, save IE that can use it. It's a proprietary system that only Microsoft can use, I pretty sure, anyway.

Your bubby might want to investigate the security risks of using that set up. But he may not have done the actual installation, anyway. But if he's paying some one to 'keep things running', he may be able to get them to make it better or at least more secure.

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[kelly]

Hello Andrew. Hope you are well.

[krissel]

If Active X is not required Opera can identify itself as MSIE 6.

http://www.opera.com