Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap

From	Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject	Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap
Date	2016-08-16 13:18 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<nov3qp$1pb6$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)

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Here is a simple hint for easily reading Usenet newsgroups with just 1 tap:
http://i.cubeupload.com/ZqcDqp.gif

Since there really is no decent Usenet newsgroup client for either Android
or iOS (IMHO), one hint for simply *reading* any number of Usenet
newsgroups is to save a shortcut to each google archive to that newsgroup
on your desktop.

You can easily put a shortcut to each Usenet newsgroup you care about into
a Usenet folder and when you tap on that shortcut, up comes the very latest
news, as archived by Google, in your favorite browser.

You can probably just as easily save a link to the newsgroup on any modern
browser, but the one I just tested was Firefox on Android:

Here's how I created a link to misc.phone.mobile.iphone for reading:
http://i.cubeupload.com/P1uR2N.gif

Point Firefox to http://tinyurl.com/misc-phone-mobile-iphone 
http://i.cubeupload.com/P1uR2N.gif

Tap:
a. "Main menu" ( http://i.cubeupload.com/P1uR2N.gif )
b. "Page" ( http://i.cubeupload.com/Wr8HCT.gif )
c. "Add to Home Screen" ( http://i.cubeupload.com/429YQR.gif )

That creates a desktop shortcut which you can organize as you see fit:
http://i.cubeupload.com/H5R41I.gif

You can put the Usenet newsgroups you frequently read in a folder, e.g., 
http://tinyurl.com/misc-phone-mobile-iphone
http://tinyurl.com/comp-mobile-android
http://tinyurl.com/comp-mobile-ipad
etc.

Forevermore, it's one tap to read any specific Usenet newsgroup.
http://i.cubeupload.com/ZqcDqp.gif

NOTE: You can also post using this method, but, almost none of us use GG to
post content so I don't recommend posting.

{Improvements always welcome.}

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Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 13:18 +0000
  Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-16 09:18 -0700
    Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap ElfinArc6 <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 13:10 -0500
      Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 18:15 +0000
        Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap ElfinArc6 <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 13:41 -0500
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 20:34 +0000
            Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 20:59 +0000
              Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-16 15:10 -0700
                Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 22:20 +0000
        Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 20:34 +0000
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 21:02 +0000
            Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 21:19 +0000
      Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 20:34 +0000
    Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 20:00 +0000
      Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 20:30 +0000
        Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 22:04 +0000
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap ElfinArc6 <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 17:08 -0500
            Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 22:20 +0000
              Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 22:29 +0000
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 22:18 +0000
      Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-16 15:01 -0700
        Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap ElfinArc6 <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 17:06 -0500
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-08-16 22:20 +0000
          Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-16 15:21 -0700
            Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap ElfinArc6 <elfinarc6@gmail.com> - 2016-08-16 17:34 -0500
        Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 22:20 +0000
  Re: Hint for another way to read Usenet newsgroups in a single tap Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-16 20:00 +0000

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