10 Oct
2007
10 Oct
'07
2:45 p.m.
Dear Linuxers,
I am working on resurrecting the erstwhile Linux Delhi Hall Of Shame,
which lists a set of (typically Indian or useful to Indian) websites
which are not standards compliant, in the sense that they are designed
to work with specific proprietary software applications or operating
systems. Full details of criteria and current list of sites in the
Hall of Shame are available here:
http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/HallOfShame
I would request you to familiarize yourself with the criteria which
warrant additions to the list, and add relevant sites to the list as
well. If you do not want to edit the Wiki yourself, please mail me and
I shall add the site to the Wiki.
I appreciate your comments and suggestions. Please help in making this
effort a success.
Thanks are due to Raj "Raju" Mathur of Linux Delhi for his advice in
helping me get this done.
Thank you.
Kumar
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Kumar Appaiah,
458, Jamuna Hostel,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai - 600 036
10 Oct
10 Oct
7:23 p.m.
[...]
Hall of Shame are available here:
http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/HallOfShame
[...]
Here >> https://www.obconline.co.in
A very eligible candidate for the Hall of Shame i believe..
This is the message i get when i try to open my i-banking account
using Opera or Firefox...
[[
APPLICATION SECURITY ERROR !!
This error has occured for one of the following reasons :
# You have used Back/Forward/Refresh button of your Browser.
# You have clicked twice on any options/buttons.
# You have kept the browser window idle for a long time.
# You have logged in from another browser window
# You are accessing the application URL from a saved or static page.
# You have not used "Microsoft Internet Explorer" Browser.
Click here [...]
]]
# You have *not* used "Microsoft Internet Explorer" Browser.
Regards
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kamaleshwar morjal
(कमलेश्वर मोरजाल)
http://www.eficacy.com/
7:55 p.m.
On 10/10/2007, Kamaleshwar Morjal [कमलेश्वर मोरजाल] wrote:
Here >> https://www.obconline.co.in
A very eligible candidate for the Hall of Shame i believe..
No. I'd say _defining_ candidate.
This is the message i get when i try to open my
i-banking account
using Opera or Firefox...
[snip]
Please move your bank account out of this bank ASAP.
Thanks for the entry. I added it.
Kumar
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Kumar Appaiah,
458, Jamuna Hostel,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai - 600036
11 Oct
11 Oct
12:22 p.m.
On 10/10/07, Kumar Appaiah <akumar(a)ee.iitm.ac.in> wrote:
On 10/10/2007, Kamaleshwar Morjal [कमलेश्वर मोरजाल] wrote:
OT, but IDBI Bank was doing something similar to me with Firefox. Later,
the account did open with IE, but only after a few attempts, and only for a
short while. So rather than browser preference, it could be plain dumb
coding (and of course most banks use the same i-banking platform, so you
know where the blame lies).
Anybody tried SBI and its associate banks' i-banking sites? IIRC, they also
work only with IE. There are some script issues that stop Firefox in its
tracks at the login level.
Here >> https://www.obconline.co.in
A very eligible candidate for the Hall of Shame i believe..
No. I'd say _defining_ candidate.
This is the message i get when i try to open my
i-banking account
using Opera or Firefox...
[snip]
Please move your bank account out of this bank ASAP.
Thanks for the entry. I added it.
12:33 p.m.
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Anybody tried SBI and its associate banks'
i-banking sites? IIRC, they also
work only with IE. There are some script issues that stop Firefox in its
tracks at the login level.
Presumably http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms531018.aspx is the
bottleneck though http://dean.edwards.name/moz-behaviors/ goes some way
towards addressing it
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1:30 p.m.
Quoting Nishit Dave <stargazer.dave(a)gmail.com>om>:
Anybody tried SBI and its associate banks'
i-banking sites? IIRC, they also
work only with IE. There are some script issues that stop Firefox in its
tracks at the login level.
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work flawlessly with Firefox browser.
Anurag
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Anurag <B20A82C1>
2:06 p.m.
On 10/11/07, Anurag <anurag(a)gnuer.org> wrote:
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work flawlessly with Firefox browser.
So does axisbank and HSBC. Albeit the sites run on IIS according to netcraft.
Please note that it helps to mail the admin / feedback ids for these
sites. I don't know if my mails did it, however HSBC and Moneycontrol
(non-banking) sites started working ( month or so later ) after I sent
them mails explaining the necessity of supporting firefox.
regards,
C
2:09 p.m.
On 10/11/07, Anurag <anurag(a)gnuer.org> wrote:
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work
flawlessly with Firefox browser.
On a related note ICICI supports firefox perfectly since one of the
critical developer in there loved linux/firefox :) Otherwise it has
a platoon of IE-baptized web devs.
regards,
C
4:25 p.m.
On 10/11/07, Anurag <anurag(a)gnuer.org> wrote:
Quoting Nishit Dave <stargazer.dave(a)gmail.com>om>:
They do, now? I used to have lots of trouble with SBI and Associates'
websites, and I was charged with the responsibility of administering my
employers' net banking subscriptions. Hell it was, all the more worsened
with SBI making unannounced changes to policies every month, but enough OT
now.
Anybody tried SBI and its associate banks'
i-banking sites? IIRC, they
also
work only with IE. There are some script issues
that stop Firefox in
its
tracks at the login level.
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work flawlessly with Firefox browser.
7 Dec
7 Dec
11:02 a.m.
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work flawlessly with Firefox browser.
I wouldn't say flawlessly for ICICI. With Firefox I've had issues while
making online payments. Right after the debit card grid check the session is
forcibly timed out. Has any one else faced this issue?
Nandz.
--
http://nandz.blogspot.com
http://foodieforlife.blogspot.com
11:19 a.m.
On 12/7/07, Saurabh Nanda <saurabhnanda(a)gmail.com> wrote:
ICICI Netbanking and online payment/transfers work flawlessly for me.
Anurag
--
http://web.gnuer.org/
SBI and ICICI's netbanking websites work flawlessly with Firefox browser.
I wouldn't say flawlessly for ICICI. With Firefox I've had issues while
making online payments. Right after the debit card grid check the session is
forcibly timed out. Has any one else faced this issue? 
12 Oct
12 Oct
10:28 a.m.
On Thursday 11 October 2007 12:22, Nishit Dave wrote:
On 10/10/07, Kumar Appaiah
<akumar(a)ee.iitm.ac.in> wrote:
IDBI was one of the banks who used linux extensively about 3 to 4 yrs
ago.
--
Rgds
JTD
On 10/10/2007, Kamaleshwar Morjal [कमलेश्वर
मोरजाल] wrote:
OT, but IDBI Bank was doing something similar to me with Firefox.
Later, the account did open with IE, but only after a few attempts,
and only for a short while. So rather than browser preference, it
could be plain dumb coding (and of course most banks use the same
i-banking platform, so you know where the blame lies). Here >> https://www.obconline.co.in
A very eligible candidate for the Hall of Shame i believe..
No. I'd say _defining_ candidate.
This is the message i get when i try to open my
i-banking
account using Opera or Firefox...
[snip]
Please move your bank account out of this bank ASAP.
Thanks for the entry. I added it.
6 Dec
6 Dec
11:52 a.m.
Although i think this thread's quite old, but this site is worth
a mention.
The website http://aieee.nic.in/AIEEE2008/welcome.html
and the link to online application form for the exam AIEEE2008,
has been added to the Hall of shame. [1]
These are 'designed to be best viewed with IE 5.0 or above' !
It has very poor accessibility on the main information page for
the entrance exam! I think such sites should be designed for
maximum accessibility, its fine if they don't add a single color
to it. The NIC guys who did this site anyways seem color-blind :P
looking at the hopeless combination of colors they've used
here..
[1] http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/HallOfShame
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"Ignorance is short-lived, knowledge is forever!"
kamaleshwar morjal
(कमलेश्वर मोरजाल)
http://kamalx.livejournal.com/
11:59 a.m.
On Dec 6, 2007 11:52 AM, Kamaleshwar Morjal [कमलेश्वर मोरजाल] <
kamaleshwar.morjal(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It has very poor accessibility on the main information
page for
the entrance exam! I think such sites should be designed for
maximum accessibility, its fine if they don't add a single color
to it. The NIC guys who did this site anyways seem color-blind :P
looking at the hopeless combination of colors they've used
here..
[1] http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/HallOfShame
Probably all and any sites designed or hosted by the NIC are juvenile.
First, they rely on Microsoft (TM) Frontpage (R) or whatever demented
extension technologies, use ugly backgrounds, do not link the pages
properly, and then exhibit total lack of knowledge of web technologies and
aesthetics. This stands true for almost all Ministries' websites.
And then some corrupt people do not update the information on these sites,
so that they can divert business to one private consultancy or the other.
This is from first hand experience and long-held suspicion.
12:13 p.m.
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 11:52:42AM +0530, Kamaleshwar Morjal [???????? ??????] wrote:
Although i think this thread's quite old, but this
site is worth
a mention.
The website http://aieee.nic.in/AIEEE2008/welcome.html
and the link to online application form for the exam AIEEE2008,
has been added to the Hall of shame. [1]
Thanks for the addition. Let's see if it has at least some effect...
BTW, Anna University was one site which fixed their website within a
day of my putting it on that list. So, all is not lost in this insane
world. :-)
Kumar
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458, Jamuna Hostel,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai - 600 036
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