Re: Gone for 2 weeks.

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 19:51 this Monday (GMT):

On Mon, 8 Jul 2024 14:00:24 -0000 (UTC), <smaug@ereborbbs.duckdns.org>
wrote:
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candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 20:06 this Sunday (GMT):

Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

Just letting you know I'll be going to Alaska and won't have access to
my computer where I get/post Usenet for a couple weeks in 2 days.

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(One of the things I really miss google groups for. the other was the
archive, as for some reason I have a hell of a time finding anything in
the local archive in Thunderbird)

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Aww, no portable Internet device like a smartphone? :(

 
 
I don't think there are any USENET clients for mobile.

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I am using a modded version of the PiaoHong newsreader someone on the
Italian usenet has put online. It fixes some of the bugs the original
has and makes it actually useful as a reader.
It's not my favorite way of accessing stuff, but it works when on the road.
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There was a thread about it on news.readers a few months ago.
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There used to be one called Groundhog news a few years ago, but that
one is no longer updated.
Of course those are all for Android. I think there's at least one current
IPhone reader, but I don't know much about it.

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NewsTap for IOS remains the premier NNTP software for iPhones/iPads.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/newstap-usenet-newsreader/id292410356
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Of course, given the dearth of options, that's not /quite/ the praise
you might expect. It's not the most functional newsreader, but for
basic reading --especially on fairly low-volume newsgroups like this
one-- it gets the job done. I don't think its been updated in a while
but AFAIK it's still available for purchase and still runs on modern
versions of the operating system. But while it runs on the iphone,
it's interface isn't really suited their smaller screens, so I'd
recommend a tablet.

I don't have one :( then again, I usually take my laptop while
travelling and keep everything saved locally just for that purpose.

Or just bring a laptop with a cellular dongle.

That's a thing?

Of course, Alaska isn't renowned for its incredible cellular coverage,
and I suspect anyone going there for vacation isn't going to linger in
the few areas of the state that are well served. Plus, it could be
that Justisaur is going there to purposefully escape the lure of the
online world. Either way, typical mobile access probably won't be
something too useful.

Oh yeah, going to the ends of the earth to escape everything.
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