balam - 4:56 am on Feb 3, 2005 (gmt 0)

From where I sit, this is a "neither here nor there" issue, but I've got to say that I've lost a lot of respect for Opera, since this certainly seems to be Opera's fault.

From the Opera forums ( [my.opera.com...] ):

[Some fellow posited...] I'd be willing to bet that Opera is deliberately doing this so that in the past, Opera could bypass whatever broken browser sniffing Wells Fargo used to do. [And an Opera developer responded...] Yes. In order to make the site usable for Opera users we have for some time been using a non-Opera User Agent against Wells Fargo's site. We are currently evaluating this policy in light of recent events.

(Emphasis mine.)

So Opera added code to their browser that specifically mucks about with a financial website, and people whine when said financial site bans Opera?!

Think of it this way: the browser is using deceptive tactics to gain access to confidential financial information.

I wonder what other, uh, "easter eggs" Opera hides...