EO> Also, for the type of app you're describing, I think the BBS server    
    EO> software would likely need to specially support that, too.  Some BBS    
    EO> software (such as Synchronet) has a built-in NNTP server, which may work    
    EO> with an app like that, but NNTP is probably not an optimal protocol for    
    EO> that purpose.   
      
   This is very true.  It would require something like a custom web service and   
   a custom app specifically designed to use it which may not be worth the   
   effort...   
      
   Just like you said, software like Synchronet (and Mystic) can already access   
   many parts of a BBS on mobile and tablets using the various servers.   
      
   Message bases can be accessed via NNTP clients on iOS and Android.  I know a   
   few people who travel that use this method exclusively to keep up with their   
   message bases while on the go, using Mystic's NNTP server (or Mystic and   
   JAMNNTPD).   
      
   The same could be said about using POP3/SMTP for private BBS specific mail, and   
   FTP for file bases.  All of which Mystic, and I think Synchonet and a couple   
   others can do.   
      
   Given the limited real estate on a mobile device, I can't imagine the existing   
   NNTP client apps would have an interface much different than what a custom   
   application would have... just a little lack of cohesion between it all.   
      
   I think some BBSes in China create their own custom mobile applications for   
   accessing their specific BBS.   
      
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