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From: Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Subject: Re: Android newsreaders
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:32:11 -0000 (UTC)
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Bozo User <anthk@disroot.org> writes:

> ["Followup-To:" header set to news.software.readers.]
> On 2024-09-13, Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:
>> issdr wrote on Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:01:03 +0200 :
>>
>>> Jim the Geordie wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I used a Usenet newsreader on my android and gave up a long while
>>>> ago. I'm having another try and find Phonews very good, except I
>>>> cannot post from the free version. Are there any better options now?
>>> 
>>> if you're open to textual readers (eg. slrn) you can run a newsreader in
>>> a term app for android. with modern large screens that's an option, and
>>> you'd have a fully functional software.
>>
>> Adding value (I hope) to that slrn/tin/rn suggestion, is that Android has
>> always been able to run any Linux distribution (including desktops).
>>
>> This is all for free. And the Android phone does not need to be rooted.
>> Once you have the 'nix you like on your Android, all the magic comes over.
>> <https://andronix.app/>
>>
>> If the OP does go for a nix-related newsreader on Android, all I ask is
>> that the OP let us know what works as we all keep tabs on this stuff but
>> not everyone can test every newsreader out there (as I had, long ago).
>
> Termux it's easier and it's at F-Droid.
>
> Also, giving how implementing NNTP it's easier than email at least,
> IDK how they didn't adapt a client for Android since long ago.

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