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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Just tried to help my mum sort out a pension claim on line >> >> http://www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice/need.asp >> >> seems they DISCRIMINATE against users of Macs and Unix based systems, >> >> Surely the operating system used should have nothing to do with being >> able to fill out a form on web site, >> >> Just thought I would warn people or perhaps people have managed to do this. >> >> Paul >> > I see it still hasn't changed then. I had the same problem a couple of > years back when looking for a job, only Internet Explorer was supported. > > If you ring them they should send some forms out, but expect a long wait > for the claim to go through (they are bloody useless at this!). > > Rob > > > The job centre plus site works in Firefox, it seems as someone pointed out they are too lazy to test it properly, but they paid someone millions to develop a system, that works on lots of browsers, but only works on MIcrosofts operating system. I suspect anyone using a mac or linux can either fill out the form and it will work, or fill it out and it fails, somewhere. but a w3c complient form, + w3c browser, should work regardless of OS. I will try to put a letter together. I think the local MP is a better person to write to. May be a good Question at PM question time :D Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Meetings 1st Saturday of the month - Shoreline, Paignton from 3pm Software freedom day 2009 - Saturday 19th September 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkp24fcACgkQaggq1k2FJq3EHQCgg1skB4557nX+8lQ7vuAa8svB 2QYAn0pGUdWP83bkIWPI0O9m0pVoE8uW =Hzr2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html