Not only the user agent, either. Try javascript `navigator.appName` in any browser, and you'll get "netscape". `navigator.appCodeName` in most browsers returns "mozilla".
Mike Taylor gave a talk about this and more at yesterday's GothamJS conference:
Mike Taylor gave a talk about this and more at yesterday's GothamJS conference:
http://miketaylr.com/pres/gothamjs/shower/