Hyperlink to one site fails

[kschroer105]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Power PC

If I create a hyperlink to www.zillow.com in MSWord 2004 for Mac (version 11.5.3) it goes to <http://www.zillow.com/static/pages/BrowserMacIENotSupported.html>, which says, "Internet Explorer for Macintosh is not supported" and recommends that I use Firefox. My default browser is set to Safari, and when I plug "www.zillow.com" directly into my Safari browser it works properly. Safari version 3.2.1. Mac OS X version10.5.6.
I have Firefox and if I set Firefox as my default browser, the same thing happens, complete with the Firefox recommendation. Other links work properly, so it must be something the Zillow site is doing.

 

[John McGhie]

Yes, it is something they're doing: their browser detection code is a little
too tight.

Word 2004 uses parts of Mac IE 5 to render web pages, so it sends an App
Version of "MSIE" and 5 and Mac.

Word 2008 obviously lies more effectively about what it is, because the site
will open from there.

Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about it: Word 2004 does not
provide a way to set its browser version string to tell a different lie
about what it is...

Sorry!

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Power PC

If I create a hyperlink to www.zillow.com in MSWord 2004 for Mac (version
11.5.3) it goes to
<http://www.zillow.com/static/pages/BrowserMacIENotSupported.html>, which
says, "Internet Explorer for Macintosh is not supported" and recommends that I
use Firefox. My default browser is set to Safari, and when I plug
"www.zillow.com" directly into my Safari browser it works properly. Safari
version 3.2.1. Mac OS X version10.5.6.
I have Firefox and if I set Firefox as my default browser, the same thing
happens, complete with the Firefox recommendation. Other links work properly,
so it must be something the Zillow site is doing.

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