Statistics for uk.finance for week ending Sun Aug 29 12:06:21 2004

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 22 Aug 2004 11:17:20 GMT and ending at

29 Aug 2004 10:55:51 GMT.

Notes ==== - A line in the body of a post is considered to be original if it does *not* match the regular expression /^\s{0,3}(?:>|:|\S+>|\+\+)/.

- All text after the last cut line (/^-- $/) in the body is considered to be the author's signature.

- The scanner prefers the Reply-To: header over the From: header in determining the "real" e-mail address and name.

- Original Content Rating (OCR) is the ratio of the original content volume to the total body volume.

- When no crossposting has taken place during the period of the stats people with 0 crossposts will reach the top ten crossposters.

- The stats are generated automatically every Sunday morning by a Cron script. The script is a modified version of the news-scan script available on CPAN and runs on a GNU/linux machine with Leafnode. It can also be used on a Windows machine with Cygwin and Hamster.

- Please send all comments or requests for copies of the script to Jonathan Bryce (jonathan at jbryce dot org dot uk).

Excluded Posters =============== see\@reply.to not\@home.com test\@test.test indiantravelcompany\@yahoo.co.uk bablebridge\@rediffmail.com asdlk\@aldk.com paranoidandroid\@donetreply.com goldengun\@yahoo.co.uk trash\@mbott.freeserve.co.uk \;alisjd\@alkdjf.com G.Gun\@yahoo.co.uk don'trep\@yahoo.com alisjd\@alkdjf.com qwelkrj\@yahoo.com mrgoldengunn\@hotmail.com theman\@goldengun.com harvery\@barvery.com quentinjone60\@hotmail.donotreply.com quentin60\@excite.co.uk noreply\@nomail.com cutbert_higginbottom70\@hotmail.com cuthbert\@donotreply.com Cuthbert\@Spam.donotreply.com cuthbert\@spamtrap.com harvey\@yahoo.com Harvey\@barvey.co.uk internet\@profile.ndo.co.uk quentin_jones60\@hotmailSPAM.com Harvey\@barvey.com harry_grims59\@hotmailSPAMTRAP.com glorybox\@thisisnotused.com glorbybox\@dontreply.com glorybox\@donotrespond.com moonface\@donotreply.com Jhamilton_59\@hotmail.com tinypost\@nobody.com LhB\@l8vLNKcm.com

Totals ===== Posters: 106 Articles: 312 (78 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 48 Volume generated: 539.4 kb - headers: 268.7 kb (5,080 lines) - bodies: 265.9 kb (7,501 lines) - original: 119.9 kb (3,788 lines) - signatures: 4.5 kb (189 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.451

Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.9 median: 2.0 posts mode: 1 post - 48 posters s: 3.6 posts Posts per thread: 6.5 median: 4.0 posts mode: 1 post - 9 threads s: 8.3 posts Message size: 1770.5 bytes - header: 881.9 bytes (16.3 lines) - body: 872.8 bytes (24.0 lines) - original: 393.5 bytes (12.1 lines) - signature: 14.8 bytes (0.6 lines)

Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address

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28 47.7 ( 29.5/ 17.9/ 7.6) john boyle 15 21.2 ( 16.8/ 4.3/ 1.9) "Tim" 12 13.4 ( 7.2/ 6.2/ 3.5) snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 11 19.1 ( 7.7/ 11.4/ 3.6) "Doug Ramage" 10 40.0 ( 11.2/ 28.8/ 7.3) Andre Lieven 10 33.8 ( 11.6/ 22.2/ 4.5) Cranky B 9 10.9 ( 7.5/ 3.4/ 3.1) BabyRabbit 9 18.7 ( 9.1/ 9.6/ 4.6) "tim" 8 13.7 ( 8.0/ 5.7/ 2.7) Ronald Raygun 8 8.6 ( 4.9/ 3.7/ 1.2) Jonathan Bryce

These posters accounted for 38.5% of all articles.

Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address

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47.7 ( 29.5/ 17.9/ 7.6) 28 john boyle 40.0 ( 11.2/ 28.8/ 7.3) 10 Andre Lieven 33.8 ( 11.6/ 22.2/ 4.5) 10 Cranky B 21.2 ( 16.8/ 4.3/ 1.9) 15 "Tim" 19.1 ( 7.7/ 11.4/ 3.6) 11 "Doug Ramage" 18.7 ( 9.1/ 9.6/ 4.6) 9 "tim" 13.7 ( 8.0/ 5.7/ 2.7) 8 Ronald Raygun 13.6 ( 5.5/ 7.5/ 3.4) 6 GSV Three Minds in a Can 13.4 ( 7.2/ 6.2/ 3.5) 12 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 12.3 ( 5.5/ 6.8/ 2.1) 7 Chris Blunt

These posters accounted for 43.3% of the total volume.

Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.905 ( 3.1 / 3.4) 9 BabyRabbit 0.738 ( 1.5 / 2.0) 5 Alex 0.570 ( 3.5 / 6.2) 12 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 0.506 ( 1.9 / 3.8) 8 "Tumbleweed" 0.490 ( 2.8 / 5.7) 5 "Eric Jones" 0.483 ( 4.6 / 9.6) 9 "tim" 0.473 ( 2.7 / 5.7) 8 Ronald Raygun 0.454 ( 3.4 / 7.5) 6 GSV Three Minds in a Can 0.444 ( 1.7 / 3.9) 5 "Peter Crosland" 0.431 ( 1.9 / 4.3) 15 "Tim"

Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.473 ( 2.7 / 5.7) 8 Ronald Raygun 0.454 ( 3.4 / 7.5) 6 GSV Three Minds in a Can 0.444 ( 1.7 / 3.9) 5 "Peter Crosland" 0.431 ( 1.9 / 4.3) 15 "Tim" 0.425 ( 7.6 / 17.9) 28 john boyle 0.325 ( 1.2 / 3.7) 8 Jonathan Bryce 0.314 ( 3.6 / 11.4) 11 "Doug Ramage" 0.312 ( 2.1 / 6.8) 7 Chris Blunt 0.255 ( 7.3 / 28.8) 10 Andre Lieven 0.205 ( 4.5 / 22.2) 10 Cranky B

Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject

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37 Offshore account with debit card - Where? 25 Watching your dad scream... 21 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit card 19 IBAN numbers 14 Premium Bond Diary - August update 14 Is this legal? 13 Mortgage for flat over cafe - help! 11 System for cheaper managed funds? 10 Building in the garden - CGT implications 10 AmEx Blue Cashback

Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject

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81.6 ( 27.7/ 53.7/ 13.2) 25 Watching your dad scream... 63.3 ( 38.2/ 24.7/ 11.4) 37 Offshore account with debit card - Where? 31.9 ( 17.4/ 14.4/ 6.3) 21 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit card 29.2 ( 15.8/ 13.2/ 6.0) 19 IBAN numbers 24.5 ( 11.2/ 13.1/ 5.4) 14 Is this legal? 23.5 ( 11.7/ 11.7/ 5.5) 13 Mortgage for flat over cafe - help! 22.3 ( 12.6/ 9.4/ 5.5) 14 Premium Bond Diary - August update 20.4 ( 8.9/ 11.4/ 3.5) 10 Cheapest calls from Orange contract phones - 0p/min anytime 16.6 ( 9.4/ 7.1/ 3.4) 10 Building in the garden - CGT implications 15.4 ( 7.7/ 7.5/ 3.4) 10 AmEx Blue Cashback

Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.817 ( 0.7/ 0.8) 3 corporate finance 0.808 ( 1.7/ 2.1) 3 Cahoot Introductory Rate Savings Account 0.796 ( 1.2/ 1.5) 5 gurantour mortgage 0.747 ( 2.5/ 3.4) 4 Egg - fraudulent transactions 0.686 ( 2.0/ 2.9) 4 Exporting more than 1 CD to Hindustan 0.659 ( 1.2/ 1.8) 5 A&L sharesafe 0.656 ( 5.3/ 8.1) 8 BAD ILLIGAL ADVISE 0.628 ( 3.4/ 5.4) 11 System for cheaper managed funds? 0.618 ( 3.2/ 5.2) 4 Is tax free investment a good idea for non-tax payer? 0.595 ( 3.4/ 5.7) 7 Recommend an MSc in Finance in London

Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.465 ( 1.4 / 3.1) 4 expenises and self employment 0.462 ( 11.4 / 24.7) 37 Offshore account with debit card - Where? 0.458 ( 6.0 / 13.2) 19 IBAN numbers 0.452 ( 3.4 / 7.5) 10 AmEx Blue Cashback 0.438 ( 6.3 / 14.4) 21 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit card 0.413 ( 5.4 / 13.1) 14 Is this legal? 0.376 ( 0.8 / 2.1) 3 Credit Card Fraud, Lloyds TSB dragging their feet help please. 0.316 ( 2.3 / 7.3) 7 Selling a house - CGT 0.303 ( 3.5 / 11.4) 10 Cheapest calls from Orange contract phones - 0p/min anytime 0.246 ( 13.2 / 53.7) 25 Watching your dad scream...

Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup

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25 soc.men 21 uk.legal 17 alt.conspiracy 17 alt.conspiracy.new-world-order 10 uk.telecom 10 uk.telecom.mobile 2 uk.politics.crime 2 uk.politics.parliament 2 alt.politics.british 2 uk.current-events.general

Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address

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10 Andre Lieven 10 "Jim" 10 Cranky B 6 Dave 6 "Stefan -" 4 "D.E." 4 Jonathan Bryce 4 "Peter Ibbotson" 3 "Tim" 3 "Peter Crosland"
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