Accessing Toronto Public Library's Website with Linux

[Jamon Camisso]

James Knott wrote:
> Julian C. Dunn wrote:
>> On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 11:27 -0500, Giles Orr wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Recently, Matt Price posted to the Toronto Public Library weblog about
>>> an ongoing problem with TPL's website: it's been very slow with Linux
>>> browsers.  We knew about it but didn't know why.  Matt found us an
>>> answer, I got in touch with him, and now that answer is posted to our
>>> website.  Many thanks to Matt, and to Sacha, who Matt says put him on
>>> the right track.
>>>
>>> http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/hel_tro_index.jsp#linux
>>>     
>> Giles et. al:
>>
>> Thanks so much for finding this problem! In my desperation to access the
>> library site, I'd even tried installing Firebug to determine what the
>> problem was. Now it's good to know that it is not an application layer
>> issue.
>>
>> I should note that President's Choice Financial's online banking site
>> (https://www.txn.banking.pcfinancial.ca/) is also afflicted by this
>> problem. I have written them a note through their feedback form.
>>
>>   
> 
> ????
> 
> I use the PC Financial site frequently, using Seamonkey on Linux.  No
> problems that I've noticed.
> 
> 

I've had the same problem with them and fixed it using sysctl, I guess I 
had that in place before using the tpl site so I never noticed it.. Hmm, 
wonder what other sites are "broken" that I've been using and didn't 
notice the problem.

Jamon
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