Re: Android newsreaders

On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:36:01 -0000 (UTC), Schlomo Goldberg <schlomo.goldberg@mailinator.com> wrote:

Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> writes:

I used a Usenet newsreader on my android and gave up a long while
ago. I'm having another try and find Phonews very good, except I
cannot post from the free version. Are there any better options now?

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<https://happymod.com/usenet-newsreader-mod/net.piaohong.NewsReader/original.html>

hmm...

(using Tor Browser 13.5.7)
https://happymod.com/usenet-newsreader-mod/net.piaohong.NewsReader/original.html/

App Deleted or Gone
This app is no longer available on this server and there is no forwarding
address.
...

this thread in news:it.tlc.cellulari.android "android usenet news newsreader"
was cross-posted to comp.mobile.android, news.software.readers, and has some
descriptions and links to this app:

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Path: news..!nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Andrew <andrew@spam.net>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Subject: Re: Newsreader for Android
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 15:20:25 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <v10avp$s1h$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPad)
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Mod17 Original Colors by Alfie.
<https://mega.nz/file/uYJSwBJD#3Ya4p0HpSczyt95c_MnXjyBXYqP5J_Phkz0gZ9RbkCI>
Name: OC-ModNewsReader 2.02.M17.apk
Size: 3926860 bytes (3834 KiB)
SHA256: BB05B9FD454AD8D38047484FEA338DE9FDAB056F56B66D39C114162A53883815
>
Mod17 Modified Colors by Alfie.
<https://mega.nz/file/CIhiFKDT#H4FvPyZ_SIWKitPvaUxjKstjNmgPJhyMqwZxI4VkWVE>
Name: MC-ModNewsReader 2.02.M17.apk
Size: 3935052 bytes (3842 KiB)
SHA256: DA8C8DF91DFAA68047F58A3339B6D5B91857185623CB7F386B74F9DFE84D5B03
>
This is an archive link to that clarification by Taf & Dave Royal.
<https://cmacleod.me.uk/ng/news.software.readers/35868#unread>
<https://www.novabbs.com/computers/article-flat.php?id=2458&group=news.software.readers#2458>
<https://news.software.readers.narkive.com/acw6wpT3/android-usenet-news-newsreader>
>
The summary, for anyone reading this long convoluted thread, appears to be:

From Dave Royal
Ignore everything before M16.

>
Where the description of M16 OC appears to be this, also from Dave Royal.

This [Mod16] solves the main problem with
 the PiaoHong newsreader - screwed-up quoting. Also the
 less-obvious design fault that it ignored replies if it didn't
 have the replied-to post. It also reports x-posts, which is
 important IMO.

>
The location of that M16 with original colors is this link from Alfie.
Mod16 Original Colors
<https://mega.nz/file/DdQyVBgY#jq7uq7r4e8waidolLyvLgD_G_Rc82_FURYxaak7NUCI>
Name: OC-ModNewsReader 2.02.M16.apk
Size: 3922831 bytes (3830 KiB)
SHA256: 97B27E062306C9D6FEA9FC6EA49FEA7D920FF7C0CB05AAFBBEB9C96758A68C97
>
Where the description of M16 MC appears to be this, also from Dave Royal.

The OC (original colours) version of M16 works adequately - not
 perfectly - for me on an Android 13 tablet, and better than the
 paid-for (VIP) version which I used for years. The colour version
 is preferred by some on the Italian newsgroup - for phones I
 think.

>
The location of that M16 with modified colors is this link from Alfie.
Mod16 Modified Colors
<https://mega.nz/file/GAwnTAaI#CshrBLtSl2smdcmHiBD0wdj-V409CJyq9nJ7IpQ0ooY>
Name: MC-ModNewsReader 2.02.M16.apk
Size: 3935119 bytes (3842 KiB)
SHA256: 010AAF7EFF0ABBE040E66BE0486F6D32936432EC16C8F2FB56717479C76F4CDA
>
The description of how M17 differs from M16 by Dave Royal is this.

If you prefer the old behaviour whereby replies to missing
 replied-to posts are ignored - which can lead to multiple threads
 starting Re: and doesn't play well with filtering - then you can
 revert that in M17. Also if you want to use odd headers, like
 x-face. I haven't used M17.

>
I'm updating this thread so that Dave doesn't have to, given he said:

I will report on any future changes in the earlier thread I
 referred to in news.software.readers.

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