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# WRP - Web Rendering Proxy
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A HTTP proxy server that allows to use historical and obsolete web browsers on the modern web. It works by rendering the web page in to a GIF image associated with clickable imagemap of original web links.
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## Current Status
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* This is the new GoLang/[ChdomeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp) version.
* It's still lacking some features of the [older version ](/old ) but far surpasses it in terms of stability and usability.
* It's beta quality but comared to the older version, it's now maintainable and supportable.
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* Currently works as browser-in-browser. A real http proxy mode is being investigated. Check [issue #35 ](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/issues/35 ) for updates.
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## Usage
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1. [Download a WRP binary ](https://github.com/tenox7/wrp/releases ) and run on a server/gateway.
2. Point your legacy browser to `http://address:port` of WRP server. Do not use it as a Proxy Server (yet).
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3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click Go.
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4. Adjust your screen width/height/scale/#colors to fit in your old browser.
5. For very very very old browsers such as Mosaic 2.x and IBM WebExplorer 1.x tick the I checkbox to enable ISMAP mode. However this normally should not be needed.
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6. Scroll web page by clicking Up/Down. To go to top enter 0 and click Go.
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## Flags
```
-l listen address:port, default :8080
-h headed mode, display browser window
-d chromedp debug logging
```
## More info and screenshots
* http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/2014/03/11/web-rendering-proxy-update/
* http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/2014/03/03/surfing-modern-web-with-ancient-browsers/
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## Credits
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* Uses [chromedp ](https://github.com/chromedp ), thanks to [mvdan ](https://github.com/mvdan ) for dealing with my issues
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* Uses [go-quantize ](github.com/ericpauley/go-quantize ), thanks to [ericpauley ](https://github.com/ericpauley ) for developing the missing go quantizer
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* Thanks to Jason Stevens of [Fun With Virtualization ](https://virtuallyfun.com/ ) for graciously hosting my rumblings
