I'm not reporting this as a Netsurf bug because I don't think it is one; but apparently Google have recently upgraded their webmail software in such a way that attempting to log in via http://mail.google.com/ results in an endless loop instead of redirection to a suitable log-in page giving the non-JavaScript options. This is apparently a known bug in the new software (users with JavaScript enabled are likewise complaining that they are locked out in an endless refresh loop or else are being forced into the 'plain' HTML instead of the JavaScript pages), and the official workarounds currently advised are either to switch your Gmail configuration to UK instead of US English, or else to use the URL https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=1 to gain access to the non-JavaScript pages. Obviously the first option is a non-starter via Netsurf - especially if you can't log in in the first place - but I can confirm that the second one seems foolproof.
Anyway, I've been advised to mention this on the mailing list, so I am.... -- Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie == A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
