GNU bug report logs - #18812
24.4; url.el user agent does not include Emacs version

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Phil Hagelberg <phil <at> hagelb.org>

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:34:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.4

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 18812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Phil Hagelberg <phil <at> hagelb.org>
Cc: 18812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18812: 24.4; url.el user agent does not include Emacs version
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 20:26:47 +0100

Phil Hagelberg <phil <at> hagelb.org> writes:

> The url.el functions for making HTTP requests set the User-Agent header
> to "URL/Emacs" which is not very descriptive. It would be helpful to
> include the Emacs version, at least.

You can now customise this with the `url-user-agent' variable.

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