Re: Abusive behaviour, apparently

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:17:27 +0100
"Adam D. Barratt" <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Adam,

>Is there a reason that you didn't contact the list mentioned in the
>message that you quoted? That's where you'll find the people who can

Based on the fact you're asking that, I would say because I misunderstood
the message.  The  "...once you have remedied the problem." lead me to
believe I'd have to come up with some form of solution before contacting
the team there.

I can report there too, if you wish.

>The issue isn't that your browser is less well-known, it's that it's

I came to a conclusion based on too many assumptions.  That was a bad
move.  Mea Culpa.

>claiming to be a several years out-of-date version of a different

Indeed, v128.  When I use Pale Moon (PM henceforth) in native mode, I
don't get the abuse warnings.  I'd forgotten that I've been using FF
compatibility mode, TBH. My fault again.

Looking at the PM support forum gave me some information I was unaware
of;  I can change the version of FF that the PM user agent string will
use.  Having done that, and setting a much more recent version, I can
confirm that I don't receive the abuse warnings any more.

>We're working on improving the detections so that the blunt user agent
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>for the inconvenience in the meantime.

No apology necessary, Adam.  I completely understand.  Beating the bots
is an ever evolving challenge.  Just as beating spam and viruses are.
You're playing 'catch-up' to an ever moving target.  It's all well
beyond my capabilities.

Thank you for your response, which prompted me to do a more thorough
analysis. I'll try to do better analyses before I send any reports in
future.

Sorry for the noise.  And thank you, again.

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