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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Jepeway [mailto:jepeway@blasted-heath.com]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:52 PM
> To: Tim Underwood
> Cc: port-hpcmips@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: Z50 browser?
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> On Aug 18, 2004, at 12:21 PM, Tim Underwood wrote:
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> > 1) support https (with a patch, CE will support 128bit)
> > 2) support the ability to "fool" a website by replying as a=20
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> > browser (can't be done with older versions of CE).  You=20
> can't access=20
> > many secure (webmail, etc.) web sites without at least IE 4=20
> or better=20
> > - even though they don't need many of the features provided.  They=20
> > simply are keeping out "low-end" browsers.
> > 3) while javascript and java in general would be nice -=20
> they aren't a=20
> > specific requirement (probably too slow on that platoform anyway).
> Have you checked into w3m?  I love it.
> It works w/ https, but it needs the
> boehm-gc package.  About a year ago,
> that meant compiling w3m by hand,
> as the pkgsrc version of boehm-gc
> wouldn't work on hpcmips.
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> w3m is text-based, renders frames and tables handily, and=20
> is...well...refreshing to use.  See www.w3m.org or=20
> w3m.sourceforge.net, or try pkgsrc.
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> Oh, and it'll let you inject your own headers.
> I haven't tried it this way, but something like
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> 	w3m -header 'User-Agent: Internet Exploder' http://webmail.com
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> (or whatever IE claims to be) might do the trick for the=20
> browser spoofing you're looking for.
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> I've got an old w3m & libs compiled for 1.6XXX (can't=20
> remember the version) on a MobilePro 780 that I could try to=20
> resurrect if you find that the pkgsrc version is still bust.

I'll try one or two of these text browsers.  I'd prefer a graphical
browser (and just turn the graphics off when I don't want them).  I've
tried lynx in the past, and it takes some getting used to seeing web
sites in text.  And some complex web sites just don't work too well in
text mode - but I'll TRY.

If you still have the binaries for w3m for the MBPro780, I'd like to
look at it.  Anything that avoids a compile would be nice.

Thanks.