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  What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Winston_Smith <invalid@butterfly.net> - 2015-09-22 23:56 +0000
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-09-22 21:07 -0400
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 06:54 +0200
      Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 08:41 +0100
        Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 20:40 +0200
        Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Bob Torello <rb1997it@yahoo.it> - 2015-09-24 08:26 +0200
          Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-09-24 11:52 -0400
            Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 13:39 +0100
              Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-09-25 15:08 -0400
                Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? parma <parma@e.invalid> - 2015-09-26 10:24 -0700
                  Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? parma <parma@e.invalid> - 2015-09-26 10:47 -0700
                    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? parma <parma@e.invalid> - 2015-09-26 11:27 -0700
                Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 14:25 +0100
                  Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-09-28 17:02 -0400
                    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-30 09:12 +0100
                      Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-09-30 14:01 -0400
                        What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Mark Turner <mark@wizpar.com> - 2015-10-01 16:09 -0500
                          What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android?  <> - 2015-10-01 16:20 -0500
                          Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Michael Baeuerle <michael.baeuerle@gmx.net> - 2015-10-01 22:11 +0000
                            What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Mark Turner <mark@wizpar.com> - 2015-10-01 17:44 -0500
                            Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2015-10-04 18:33 +0000
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2015-09-23 19:41 +1200
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2015-09-24 17:35 +1000
      Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? noel <deletethis@invalin.lan> - 2015-09-24 17:37 +1000
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? "Roland Schweiger" <noemailreply@abc.de> - 2015-09-28 17:51 +0200
      Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Winston_Smith <invalid@butterfly.net> - 2015-09-29 00:20 +0000
    Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Winston_Smith <invalid@butterfly.net> - 2015-09-29 00:42 +0000
      Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Poutnik <Poutnik4NNTP@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 19:00 +0200
        Re: What is a good free Usenet news reader for Android? Winston_Smith <invalid@butterfly.net> - 2015-09-29 22:52 +0000

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#22611

Michael Baeuerle <michael.baeuerle@gmx.net> wrote:
> Mark Turner wrote:
>> 
>> Would any of you be interested in joining the (free) beta for our new
>> (paid for) Usenet client, WizPar?
>> 
>> We support iOS and Android, killfiles and scoring are close to the top 
>> of the to-do list, and we have a few novel features coming along in a 
>> few weeks. 
>> Details in my signature if you're interested. You can join the beta via 
>> the website, with zero financial commitment. 
>> Cheers,
> 
> Only a technical note:
> Your article was marked as "format=flowed", but the first line was a
> fixed line (no SP at the end).
> 
> The standard for this format [1] also say:
> | 
> | When generating Format=Flowed text, lines SHOULD be 78 characters or
> | shorter, [...]
> 
> Your article don't follow this recommendation and the result may be
> rendered like the quoting above (first line was not rewrapped and stay
> too long).
> 
> 
> [Xpost & Fup2 set to news.software.nntp]

Why it would be news.software.nntp? I'm pretty sure it have to be
news.software.readers since you guys are talking of client software.

> ______________
> [1] <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3676>
> 



-- 
dunno

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#22431

On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:56:53 +0000 (UTC), Winston_Smith wrote:

> What is a good free Android Usenet NNTP client for both reading 
> & posting text-only messages (such as this one).
> 
> I want to set that free nntp client up with news.aioe.org:119 and 
> news.mixmin.net:563 to see if the newsreader works with both free
> news servers because I am debugging a certificate issue with the 
> most populare iOS free newsreader NewsTap Lite.
> 
> What is a good free Android news reader for posting text messages?


I have been using NewsGroup Reader on my tablet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup

It works a little differently to my regular newsreader Forté Agent,
but once you learn how to it works it is OK.


-- 
Kind regards
Ralph

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#22444

On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:56:53 +0000, Winston_Smith wrote:

> What is a good free Android Usenet NNTP client for both reading &
> posting text-only messages (such as this one).
> 
> I want to set that free nntp client up with news.aioe.org:119 and
> news.mixmin.net:563 to see if the newsreader works with both free news
> servers because I am debugging a certificate issue with the most
> populare iOS free newsreader NewsTap Lite.
> 
> What is a good free Android news reader for posting text messages?

but your an ios user Seamus as per alt.free.newsservers, that 
notwithstanding, try trolling over in comp.mobile.android for an answer 
if you genuinely want to know.

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#22445

On Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:35:42 +1000, noel wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:56:53 +0000, Winston_Smith wrote:
> 
>> What is a good free Android Usenet NNTP client for both reading &
>> posting text-only messages (such as this one).
>> 
>> I want to set that free nntp client up with news.aioe.org:119 and
>> news.mixmin.net:563 to see if the newsreader works with both free news
>> servers because I am debugging a certificate issue with the most
>> populare iOS free newsreader NewsTap Lite.
>> 
>> What is a good free Android news reader for posting text messages?
> 
> but your an ios user Seamus as per alt.free.newsservers, that
> notwithstanding, try trolling over in comp.mobile.android for an answer
> if you genuinely want to know.

oh so he did, my kill filters nuked it abnd I dont have subgroup headers 
active visible here, my bad :)

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#22486

"Winston_Smith"  schrieb im Newsbeitrag

> What is a good free Android Usenet NNTP client for both reading
> & posting text-only messages (such as this one).


I am using this "usenet reader for Android"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro


It handles multiple accounts and does reading / writing.

Suppose any usenet client is somehow dodgy on a small touch device, but i 
have had no problems with this program.
It does the job and has no fancy features.

greetings

Roland Schweiger 

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#22501

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:51:39 +0200, Roland Schweiger wrote:

> I am using this "usenet reader for Android"
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro
> It handles multiple accounts and does reading / writing.

Thanks for that additional suggestion.

These are the suggested best free newsgroup readers for text reading 
and posting that I am testing on Android.

NewsGroup Reader, by PiaoHong
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup

Groundhog Usenet Reader, by zoldar
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader

News Commander, by Flexis World
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flexisworld.news_commander

Usenet Reader for Android, by Ken Tsang
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro
(The free version only allows 1 newsgroup.)

PhoNews Newsgroup Reader by Christian Grach
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews

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#22502

On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:56:53 +0000, Winston_Smith wrote:

> What is a good free Android Usenet NNTP client for both reading 
> & posting text-only messages (such as this one).

Here is a quick summary of the initial tests, which were simply
to add the free nntp server news.mixmin.net on port 563 SSL and 
then to subscribe to the two newsgroups comp.mobile.android & 
comp.mobile.ipad by searching for "comp.mobile".

Doing that simple task, eliminated instantly three of the five suggested
newsgroup readers.

So only the first two free newsgroup readers are even worth testing.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Android NNTP Usenet newsreaders for posting & reading text newsgroups:

1. NewsGroup Reader, by PiaoHong
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
   (Allows multiple newsgroups.)

2. PhoNews Newsgroup Reader by Christian Grach
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews
   (Allows multiple newsgroups.)

X. Usenet Reader for Android, by Ken Tsang
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro
   (The free version only allows 1 newsgroup.)

X. Groundhog Usenet Reader, by zoldar
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader
   (Crashes every time. Reporting: "Unfortunately, Groundhog has stopped.") 

X. News Commander, by Flexis World
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flexisworld.news_commander
   (Reports: In order to use this application you will need to purchase a
   subscription This subscription can be bought via Google Play and can be
   cancelled at any time.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have input for choosing between the first two free newsgroup clients, 
please advise.

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#22511

On 09/29/2015 02:42 AM, Winston_Smith wrote:

> 
> So only the first two free newsgroup readers are even worth testing. 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 
Android NNTP Usenet newsreaders for posting & reading text newsgroups:
> 
> 1. NewsGroup Reader, by PiaoHong 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup 
> (Allows multiple newsgroups.)
> 
> 2. PhoNews Newsgroup Reader by Christian Grach 
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews 
> (Allows multiple newsgroups.)
> 
Does the latter support essential feature of killing/ignoring threads,
like Newsgroup Reader and GroundHog do ?

As I was not able to localize triggering the feature.
At first, I liked it more than Newsgroup Reader
( my 1 leg favourite among the legless ones :-)  ),
but then i have realized it looks like
it does not have some essential expected features.

But anyway, I prefer Usenet on Windows/Linux desktops.

-- 
Poutnik ( the Czech word for a wanderer )

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#22517

On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:00:12 +0200, Poutnik wrote:

> Does the latter support essential feature of killing/ignoring threads,
> like Newsgroup Reader and GroundHog do ?

It's too easy to test freeware newsgroup readers on Android because
there are no good ones, and the bad ones fail in seconds.

a. Groundhog fails every single time, because it crashes on me.
b. News Commander fails instantly because it turns out not to be freeware.
c. PhoNews takes slightly longer to fail, because the freeware can't post.
d. Usenet Reader takes slightly longer because you can only post to 1 ng.
e. So, you're left with Newsgroup Reader, as the only working freeware.

While the Newsgroup Reader interface stinks, it's really the only one
out there that is freeware, and that can post to multiple newsgroups.

I wouldn't use Usenet Reader because it reveals too much private 
information needlessly in your header.

Here is my summary:

1. NewsGroup Reader, by PiaoHong
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup
   Pro: Allows multiple newsgroups for free.
   Con: Not a very usable GUI at all.

2. Usenet Reader for Android, by Ken Tsang
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro
   Pro: Allows one newsgroup for free (but no more than one).
   Con: Reveals private information in the header such as your phone & OS.

X. PhoNews Newsgroup Reader by Christian Grach
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews
   (Allows multiple newsgroups.)
   Pro: None
   Con: Composing a message is not allowed without purchasing an add-on tool.

X. Groundhog Usenet Reader, by zoldar
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader
   Pro: None
   Con: Crashes every time. Reporting: "Unfortunately, Groundhog has stopped."

X. News Commander, by Flexis World
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flexisworld.news_commander
   Pro: None
   Con: Not freeware. Subscription license.

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