[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #2931: User-Agent Used When Requesting /wp-admin/execute-pings.php?time= Should not be Blank

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#2931: User-Agent Used When Requesting /wp-admin/execute-pings.php?time= Should
not be Blank
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 Reporter:  macmanx              |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect               |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  high                 |    Milestone:  2.0.4    
Component:  Security             |      Version:  2.0.3    
 Severity:  major                |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  bg|has-patch|commit  |  
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Comment (by macmanx):

 Thanks for the patch, Error!  As far as this specific bug is concerned, it
 worked perfectly with apparently no adverse effects.  As expected, /wp-
 admin/execute-pings.php?time= was requested with a "WordPress/2.0.3" user-
 agent.

 However, at exactly the same time, something from my server sent a GET
 request for the test post's URL with no user-agent.  Since there was no
 user-agent present, and since it was only requesting the post's URL, I
 can't tell if it was WordPress or something else.

 This bug really shouldn't be limited to /wp-admin/execute-pings.php?time=,
 and I apologize for titling it as such.  WordPress should always identify
 itself with a "WordPress/<version>" user-agent whenever possible.

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