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Finding the type browser from Servlet

Chandar Vel
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Hello All
How can I find out the client's Browser name (whether IE Or netscape or AOL browser) from a servlet/jsp. Please keep in mind that it should handle older versions of IE & Netscape as low as 4.0.
Thanks a bunch
Chandar
Thomas Paul
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req.getHeader( "User-Agent" )
where req is the HttpServletRequest object.

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