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Re: Android newsreader app that can proxy?

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:31:13 -0000 (UTC), DataPacRat wrote:

> I'm working on a project that will likely involve melding nntp and Tor. 
> Ideally, I'd like to include an Android app that can read (text) 
> newsgroups, and be proxied through the Orbot app. Do you know of any such 
> beast? If you know of more than one, which one(s) do you recommend, and 
> why?
> 
> Thank you for your time,

I don't know much about this, so, take my suggestion with a grain of salt.

Here is how "I" meld nntp and tor:
1. I start Orbot (that sets up a Tor circuit)
2. In Orbot, I press "VPN" (that will bring up "Orbot Apps VPN Mode").
3. In the Orbot Apps VPN Mode form, I press "Activate" 
   (and then I click the "I trust this application" and "OK" buttons)

At that point, *all* my ports, including 119 for NNTP protocol, should be
encrypted.

Others will know more about this than I do, but, to me, that seems like a
simple way to meld nntp and tor.

Of course, the drawback might be that *all* your ports, e.g., smtp, pop3,
etc., are on Tor at the same time (which may not be what you want).

As another suggestion for *encryption* (but not necessarily Tor), most news
servers have a port 563/SSL connection...

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