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Why does IE8 appear as IE 7 in the HTTP_USER_AGENT string. What is wrong?

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Why does IE8 appear as IE 7 in the HTTP_USER_AGENT string. What is wrong?

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Why does IE8 appear as IE 7 in the HTTP_USER_AGENT string.? What is wrong?

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Due to compatibility mode offered by Internet Explorer (IE) often the browser agent is modified to reflect a different value.? As Tealeaf reporting is subject to the raw data supplied by the browser this might skew your browser related metrics.? At this time there is no solution and none is anticipated unless the browser agent value is eventually expanded to provide unique information that would distinguish from IE 7.

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Applies to version(s):? 7.2

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Modified date:
08 December 2018

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ibm10776975