Troubleshooting Safari 1.0: Some banking sites do not work

Now that Apple has released the final 1.0 iteration of Safari, we are already beginning to receive bug reports and a few letters of disappointment that critical compatibility changes were not implemented in this release. According to Apple's documentation, Safari 1.0 offers the following enhancements over its most recent beta predecessor:

• Safari is Mac OS X default browser
• AutoTab loads folders quickly
• Sync your bookmarks with iSync
• Available in all Mac OS X languages
• More AppleScripts available
• Increased standards compatibility

While Safari has reportedly gained support for a number of financial institutions that were previously incompatible, some major banking Web sites are still non-functional. One MacFixIt reader writes:

"I still have no access to on-line banking. At least as far as SunTrust Bank is concerned. Returns 404 error when trying to move around inside secure site. I'm not changing banks so I can use Apple software. This problem has existed since the first Safari beta. I have sent continuous bug reports to Apple to no avail. No big deal since Camino and Mozilla both work flawlessly."

Let us know any problems you are having with the new release: Late-breakers@macfixit.com.

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