wrp/README.md
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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 version.
  • It's still lacking some features of the older version (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 for updates.

Usage

  1. Download a WRP binary and run on a server/gateway.
  2. Point your legacy browser to the IP address:port of WRP server. Do not use it as 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

Flags

-l  listen address:port, default :8080
-h  headed mode, display browser window
-d  chromedp debug logging

More info and screenshots

Credits

Uses chromedp, thanks to mvdan for dealing with my issues Uses [go-quantize(github.com/ericpauley/go-quantize), thanks to ericpauley for developing the missing go quantizer Thanks to Jason Stevens of Fun With Virtualization for graciously hosting my rumblings