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Re: usenet news on android

From Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
Newsgroups uk.telecom
Subject Re: usenet news on android
Date 2026-03-09 18:29 +0000
Message-ID <r4g38m-d54e2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> (permalink)
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David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> wrote:
> On 09/03/2026 14:30, Chris Green wrote:
> > Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> wrote:
> >> 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.
> 
> ok so no package for this, whats the best place to install from
> 
> 
> > 
> > I have used tin on termux, it works OK. (I normally use tin on my
> > laptop).  tin is still maintained.
> > 
> 
> Did you build tin from scratch?  Do you have the build files?
> 
Ah, no, I ssh from termux into my home system and run tin there.

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Chris Green
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usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 09:30 +0000
  Re: usenet news on android Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-03-09 10:57 +0000
    Re: usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 11:56 +0000
      Re: usenet news on android Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-03-09 15:38 +0000
        Re: usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 15:51 +0000
          Re: usenet news on android The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-09 19:02 +0000
    Re: usenet news on android Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-03-09 14:30 +0000
      Re: usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 16:42 +0000
        Re: usenet news on android Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-03-09 17:09 +0000
          Re: usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 17:28 +0000
        Re: usenet news on android Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-03-09 18:29 +0000
          Re: usenet news on android David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-03-09 19:18 +0000
    Re: usenet news on android Dave <dave@G4ugm.invalid> - 2026-03-09 20:29 +0000
  Re: usenet news on android Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-09 12:50 +0000
    Re: usenet news on android Dave <dave@G4ugm.invalid> - 2026-03-09 20:54 +0000
      Re: usenet news on android Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-11 08:40 +0000
  Re: usenet news on android RayG <x@invalid.net> - 2026-03-13 12:44 +0000
  Re: usenet news on android Colin Macleod <user7@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-07-04 13:41 +0000
    Re: usenet news on android nospam@please.invalid (AnthonyL) - 2026-07-06 11:21 +0000

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