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About 60% of client computers are running Windows XP, according to http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10 http://marketshar

by mooism2 16y ago

About 60% of client computers are running Windows XP, according to http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?qprid=10 http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-shar... Clearly they're not all running Internet Explorer, but equally clearly it's far too early to lock out clients that lack SNI.

calloc 16y ago
Since all of the browsers on Windows XP use the Windows SChannel API none of them support SNI. That includes the beloved Google Chrome, FireFox, and Safari. (Not sure about Opera on Windows XP) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication#Support http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication#Support That is unfortunately an issue that only Microsoft can rectify unless developers on the Windows platform want to take the time and effort to re-implement parts of the SChannel API.
- acqq 16y ago
  > none of them support SNI. That includes (..) Google Chrome, FireFox, and Safari You're wrong about Firefox! I'm writing this from an XP box and I've just tested a SNI site with Firefox 3.6. It works with SNI just fine. > Not sure about Opera Opera also works with SNI.
  - calloc 16y ago
    My apologies regarding FireFox. I don't use FireFox and when I do it is from a Mac OS X machine. Either way Internet Explorer doesn't support it and as such it is still a no-go from a usability stand point since XP still has such a large market share.
TheSOB88 16y ago
He's just saying that Facebook can deal with it much better than a small shop.