If the Church is trying to provide a service to a wide range of individuals, why are they restricting access to a single browser?

Hopefully, this clarifies my point.

Then you need to be clear what your point is. I did not respond to an assumption I made of what you were saying. I responded to an specific statement you made.

That being said, you still do not clarify your point. In one comment, you state the Church needs to provide a service to a wide range of individuals, and in the next comment you state that the Church has to spend all its resources on a single browser. You can’t provide service to a wide range of individuals by restricting access to everyone except a certain group of individuals. Remember, a majority of users (IE users) is not the same thing as a wide range of users.

That being said, it is a complete myth that it takes extra resources to design for more than just IE. I do it at work, and when I implemented this practise, we cut our server usage, production time substantially, and our page loading times. The key is to develop using standards.

Designing for standards ensures every browser that understands those standards can render the information. If you design a site correctly, a blind user could place an order as well as someone on a PDA. And it takes no extra time, effort or resources.

“few people at this point have Firefox”

Depends where you look. I have read stats that say Firefox has as much as 25% of the browser market share, while IE has less than 70%. No matter where you read the stats, Firefox users outbeat every other browser outside of IE.

“Again, the risk arising from using IExplorer with up-to-date patches is minimal.”

How do you ensure all the users coming to the site have all the current patches? You can’t.

My comments are based on my experience as an IT manager.

I had hoped to provide you with some insights that may have moderated you criticism.

It’s my sincere hope that in the very near future changes will be made that will address your concerns. Until then I hope you can enjoy and appreciate the conveniece of ordering supplies via the web as much as I do.

Best Regards and by the Lord bless you and your family.

My comments are based on my experience in developing websites for over eight years.