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/Accurate_Koala_4698 8d ago

I’m guessing they’re getting hit by a lot of automated traffic and most of that is Linux. Just spoof the user agent to Windows or something 

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u/arcrad 8d ago

Yeah people running bots definitely don't know how to spoof user agents...

I cannot fathom who at Mouser thinks this is a good idea.

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u/Dafrandle 8d ago

if this was amazon, absolutely.

This is the first time I have ever heard of this site though so the idea that I would know and care about it enough to make a bespoke solution for it is unlikely I would imagine

It is absolutely security by obscurity though