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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: usenet news on android
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:38:42 +0000
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David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> writes:

>>> I am planning to go travelling so didn't want to be lugging a laptop
>>> around with me, so was thinking of taking an Android tablet.
>>>
>>> In many ways its ideal. Most of the apps I struggle to read on my
>>> phone work just fine. The one thing that doesn't work at all in
>>> reading these newsgroups. It looks like there are no viable, cost
>>> effective options for android.
>>>
>>> Has anyone any thoughts on this ?
>>>
>> If you install Termux you can use a linux terminal based usenet
>> client. I use Gnus but there are other simpler ones which might work.
>
> yes, its really horrid, well EMACS seems to be, and no GNUS for some reason
>

I have emacs and gnus working. Note that you could with enough patience
set up your own key shortcuts to make life easier.