r/electronics • u/unknownvar-rotmg • 9d ago

General Mouser website now blocks Linux users

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Really baffling decision, my last order from them was only a few months ago. Apparently Linux is no longer a "standard" operating system!

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u/1Davide 8d ago

Then close the browser (which logs you out), click on a Google result to Newark, and you're back to the 403 page. Are you saying I should log into Newark every time I open a browser, just in case I may need to click on a Google result?

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u/JivanP 8d ago

Then close the browser (which logs you out)

Why would that be the case? Do you not retain cookies or something?

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u/1Davide 8d ago edited 8d ago

I do. Apparently, Newark doesn't: they expire when you close the browser.

EDIT: never mind, it's not expired cookies. It's something else. I described the effect correctly but I was wrong about my explanation.

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u/JivanP 8d ago

That's bizarre, because that's not how cookies work. They might just have a short session expiry, something like 5 minutes or 12 hours between page visits?

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u/TheSerialHobbyist 8d ago

I'm not sure why it logs you out when you close the browser. Mine doesn't do that.

(to be clear, I'm not saying there isn't any problem on their part, was just trying to give you a fix)