Here is an excellent guide book [$12.95 - USA] to browsing the internet by e-mail.
"Accessing The Internet By E-Mail", also known as Doctor Bob's Guide to Offline Internet Access.
To get an outline copy the FTP Site is:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email
To receive an outline copy by email:
Send a message to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
With "ONLY" this phrase: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email
as the body of your message.
The guide discusses several options and methods of retrieving web pages
with commands in e-mail. Dr Bob Rankin's Web Site is: http://biz.mhv.net/drbob
Web Tutorials
Links to Internet Guides and Tutorials
http://www.zelacom.com/~zela/on-ramp/intlinks.htm
Equator Agent - Alpha Test Release
Allows any Web browser to download documents through an inexpensive
store-and-forward email account.
Description and Download [Free].
http://www.healthnet.org/dist/equator/