NewsTap Lite (Usenet Newsreader) for iPhone

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Publisher's Description

From Alexander Clauss:

NewsTap Lite is a Usenet Newsreader for the iPhone and the iPod Touch."NewsTap Lite" is the free version of the "NewsTap" application. "NewsTap Lite" is a fully functional Usenet Newsreader, but it does not support all features of the "NewsTap" application. Please check out the full version of "NewsTap" in the AppStore. The full version has many more features: sort articles and threads by date, subscribe to any number of groups, more filter options, search for articles in groups, search words and phrases within articles, on the Mac you can export/import subscriptions and backup your preferences and more.Features of NewsTap Lite:- Optimized for offline usage, so you can read and write news articles without an internet connection. With a simple tap of your finger, the app will download all the new articles and send your own ones to the news groups in one short transaction. The internet connection is only needed for a very short time.- The application fully supports the portrait and landscape mode.- Limited support for binary groups so photos and pictures can be displayed as well. It's possible to add photos into the photo album of the iPod or iPhone.- Filters (also known as "Killfile") available. Filters can automatically mark articles as read or mark them with a certain color.- Hyperlinks are automatically detected and can be opened in the web browser Safari.- Optimized article layout for the small iPhone display. The original article layout is also available.- Threads can be grouped into "folders". - Navigate within the articles from within the thread view or simply by flipping to the next/previous article with your finger.- It's possible to hide articles that are already read and to hide quotes.- Post new articles or send followups. - Build-in help, which explains all the application features.For more screenshots please look at the developers web site.

What's new in this version: - Bugfix: The timezone was processed incorrectly for the dates of the articles - Bugfix: On the iPad in the new two-columns layout it was not possible to go back from the favorites and out-try list to the groups list.- Bugfix: When deleting favorites in the two-columns layout NewsTap could crash.- New option to let NewsTap set the date for outgoing articles, in case the servers clock is wrong.