Rephrasing …
If I tell a browser to not “accept” JavaScript, what does the browser do with that directive?
- is that related to the User-Agent or Accept HTTP header fields?
- does that “just” mean, that the browser doesn’t execute the JavaScript bits?
(where to disable JavaScript in browsers? [link])
Does Michael Schrenk talk about this in his book or on the related website?
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers:
He mentions JavaScript a couple of times.
- “JavaScript can change a form just before submission”, page 70 – nope
- “bizarre JavaScript and cookie behavior”, page 229 – nope
- “web design techniques that hinder search engine spiders”, esp. JavaScript, page 300 – nope
- “killing spiders”, “use cookies, encryption, JavaScript, and redirection”, page 313 – nope
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