Safari Not working on certain web sites......

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You are referencing specific web sites whose coding does not match current industry guidlines. Safari adheres to these standards, which can cause problems rendering some sites. While this creates inconvenience on the user end, it's really up to web developers to clean up their code, creating more uniformity across browsers, rather than having browsers tolerate non-compliant code. The latter situation would encourage poor coding practices, which can lead to security compromises etc.

I use alternate browsers based on various needs. While Safari is my primary browser, I don't hesitate to use either Firefox or Camino when necessary. As far as E-bay is concerned, it's much better to use Firefox, especially for entering Seller related information.

Hope that helps clarify the problem you're seeing.

You're welcome. Glad I could help.

Thanks for the and Aloha from Big Island.

Safari gives me fits on Vanguard's web site. Constantly getting ( cant load messages.) Seems to me Vanguard would have code that would comply with security as well as user end issues. I for one dont buy it.

Complying with security standards and complying with web design standards are two entirely different things.

Many web sites don't comply with web design standards - it's an unfortunate fact of life. In a very many cases, it's because the sites are designed to work with Windows Internet Explorer* with no attempt to make sure the web sites work with any other browsers or on any other platforms. Usually that doesn't result in the inability of a web browser to access the site properly, but in some cases it does.

*(In case anyone thinks Windows Internet Explorer should be the standard, this simply isn't realistic, despite possibly sounding sensible on the face of it. Web design standards are based on usability guidelines and and well-researched methods to make web page code more practical, streamlined, and able to be used on a variety of devices and by people with a variety of needs. They're not just a set of rules that can be changed on a whim to conform to a certain web browser's quirky way of rendering sites. Internet Explorer is notorious for not being compliant with agreed upon web standards. Internet Explorer is even inconsistent in how it renders web pages from one IE version to the next, complicating matters even further.)

Thanks for your reply. I do not use IE at all for all the reasons you have listed and more. What about the length of time it takes to load Safari? Do you have any ideas about how to shorten the startup time when i launch it?

What about the length of time it takes to load Safari? Do you have any ideas about how to shorten the startup time when i launch it?

Honestly, no. But I don't have a problem with Safari's load time. It loads quickly for me. (I just quit and relaunched - about 1 second for launch. I do have Safari open to a blank page rather than a web site, which would make some difference if you have it open to a web site that is slow to load, of course.)

Perhaps you could start a new topic with this question, so others will be more likely to see that it's a new question and answer it if they have suggestions. I'd also recommend giving some more details in the new topic: how long it takes to launch in particular, and any other details you think might be relevant to the issue.

I have the same problem, which is curious since it began only two months ago and I have been using my iMac/Safari for a couple of years successfully. Vanguard said they had no plans to solve our problem and advised to use another browser. My old I.E. works but it's still a hassle.