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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:

> WIBNI one could see from the User-Agent whether the user was using
> Windows?  I think this is currently possible for XEmacs users, but not
> Emacs users.

Yes, I have often missed system-type in User-Agent.=20

When answering questions from Netscape users, one can see whether to
give a Unix or MS Windows centric answer by looking at the User Agent
line.

Also, I'm curious about how common Gnus is on MS Windows.