[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] http: Tell translate.google.com that we are firefox

[compn]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 21:22:14 +0200, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
>Ideally Google should be fixed, does someone know how to report the
>problem (assuming they want to fix it)?

there is a nice web interface for reporting bugs to google:
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forumsearch/

>Also what is Google trying to achieve with that per-user-data filter
>rule? (reducing workload on the server? really?)

preventing automated bots from abusing googles free services maybe?
you will have to ask them.

google is fighting a war with spammers and seo cheaters and ad-revenue
generating bots and all kinds of spyware and scammers. not to mention
other search engines copying google results for their own websites.

imo there is zero chance of google changing its blocking policy for us.

-compn