[1bc29b36f623ba8]

That sounds like Dillo using a TOR proxy. It's quite usable, but it's limited CSS-capabilities break more sites than the missing JS support does.

[augustk]

I love Dillo and its philosophy. It's snappy like few other (currently maintained) GUI applications. I wish there was an e-mail client with the same goals.

[boomlinde]

> I wish there was an e-mail client with the same goals.

I recommend giving Sylpheed a try.

[augustk]

Thanks for the tip. It seems to have improved since I last tried it.

[1bc29b36f623ba8]

It's definitely an alternative to text-based browsers if you need something dead simple. And it's fast enough to run on an old 486 if needed.

[thePunisher]

I was thinking of using this as a starting point:

https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=htmlrenderer