wrp/README.md

# WRP - Web Rendering Proxy

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.

## Current Status

* This is the new GoLang/[ChdomeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp) version.
* It's still lacking some features of the [older version](/old) (such as real http proxy mode) but far surpasses it in terms of stability and usability. 
* It's beta quality but comared to the older version, it's maintainable and supportable.
* 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.

## Usage	

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).
3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click Go.	
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.	
6. Scroll web page by clicking Up/Down. To go to top enter 0 and click Go.

![ncsa mosaic on reddit in 2019](wrp.png)

## 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/

## Credits 
Uses [chromedp](https://github.com/chromedp), thanks to [mvdan](https://github.com/mvdan) for dealing with my issues
Uses [go-quantize(github.com/ericpauley/go-quantize), thanks to [ericpauley](https://github.com/ericpauley) for developing the missing go quantizer
Thanks to Jason Stevens of [Fun With Virtualization](https://virtuallyfun.com/) for graciously hosting my rumblings
small copyright update and formatting fixes 2018-06-23 07:17:39 +00:00			`# WRP - Web Rendering Proxy`
readme fix 2019-06-01 01:28:48 +00:00
gocdp initial checkin 2019-05-29 08:29:01 +00:00			`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.`
readme update 2019-01-08 01:04:07 +00:00
readme update 2019-06-04 09:20:43 +00:00			`## Current Status`
readme fix 2019-05-30 09:04:25 +00:00
Update README.md 2019-06-06 09:05:03 +00:00			`* This is the new GoLang/[ChdomeDP](https://github.com/chromedp/chromedp) version.`
Update README.md 2019-06-06 08:35:23 +00:00			`* It's still lacking some features of the [older version](/old) (such as real http proxy mode) but far surpasses it in terms of stability and usability.`
Update README.md 2019-06-06 23:33:39 +00:00			`* It's beta quality but comared to the older version, it's maintainable and supportable.`
Update README.md 2019-06-07 08:30:32 +00:00			`* 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.`
Update README.md 2019-05-27 23:37:19 +00:00
Update README.md 2019-06-05 08:42:17 +00:00			`## Usage`

Update README.md 2019-06-10 22:12:27 +00:00			`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).
Update README.md 2019-06-05 08:42:17 +00:00			`3. Type a search string or a http/https URL and click Go.`
Update README.md 2019-06-06 08:35:23 +00:00			`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.`
Update README.md 2019-06-05 08:42:17 +00:00			`6. Scroll web page by clicking Up/Down. To go to top enter 0 and click Go.`

Update README.md 2019-06-05 08:35:42 +00:00			`![ncsa mosaic on reddit in 2019](wrp.png)`
readme update 2019-06-04 09:20:43 +00:00
			`## 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/`
Update README.md 2019-06-06 23:46:40 +00:00
			`## Credits`
			`Uses [chromedp](https://github.com/chromedp), thanks to [mvdan](https://github.com/mvdan) for dealing with my issues`
			`Uses [go-quantize(github.com/ericpauley/go-quantize), thanks to [ericpauley](https://github.com/ericpauley) for developing the missing go quantizer`
			`Thanks to Jason Stevens of [Fun With Virtualization](https://virtuallyfun.com/) for graciously hosting my rumblings`