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Downloading Windows Mobile 6 - Getting Around Referrer Checks

I had to download Windows Mobile 6 for Blackjack (1), and kept getting an error message.

Some proxies allowed me to get to it, but, wanted $$$ to download the file.

It turns out that Samsung's site is using the REFERER field to restrict access to the file. There's a feature in Firefox 3, and also in Chrome, that helps get around this problem.

Turning on any browsing privacy features will cause the browser not to supply a referrer. The Samsung site is programmed to allow non-referred links to proceed with the download.

On Firefox, this feature is called "Start Private Browsing" and it's in the Tools menu.

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