Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 06 Feb 2005 11:15:30 GMT and ending at
13 Feb 2005 07:58:46 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: 110 Articles: 325 (86 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 61 Volume generated: 585.0 kb - headers: 289.2 kb (5,515 lines) - bodies: 289.2 kb (8,010 lines) - original: 153.2 kb (4,628 lines) - signatures: 6.2 kb (258 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.530
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 3.0 median: 1.0 post mode: 1 post - 58 posters s: 4.3 posts Posts per thread: 5.3 median: 3 posts mode: 1 post - 14 threads s: 7.3 posts Message size: 1843.3 bytes - header: 911.3 bytes (17.0 lines) - body: 911.3 bytes (24.6 lines) - original: 482.8 bytes (14.2 lines) - signature: 19.7 bytes (0.8 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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25 36.5 ( 26.0/ 10.5/ 4.5) "Tim" 20 35.0 ( 19.7/ 15.1/ 7.4) john boyle 13 26.1 ( 12.6/ 12.6/ 7.2) Jon Green 13 20.1 ( 8.3/ 11.6/ 7.0) snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net 11 21.5 ( 11.9/ 9.5/ 4.2) Ronald Raygun 11 24.5 ( 10.5/ 14.0/ 4.1) "Martin Davies" 11 19.7 ( 12.3/ 7.5/ 3.9) "tim" 10 15.3 ( 6.6/ 7.7/ 2.4) "Doug Ramage" 10 10.2 ( 6.8/ 3.5/ 1.4) Jonathan Bryce 10 25.2 ( 10.1/ 14.6/ 2.4) snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk
These posters accounted for 41.2% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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40.9 ( 3.5/ 37.4/ 35.9) 6 Biwah 36.5 ( 26.0/ 10.5/ 4.5) 25 "Tim" 35.0 ( 19.7/ 15.1/ 7.4) 20 john boyle 26.1 ( 12.6/ 12.6/ 7.2) 13 Jon Green 25.2 ( 10.1/ 14.6/ 2.4) 10 snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk 24.5 ( 10.5/ 14.0/ 4.1) 11 "Martin Davies" 21.5 ( 11.9/ 9.5/ 4.2) 11 Ronald Raygun 20.1 ( 8.3/ 11.6/ 7.0) 13 snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net 19.7 ( 12.3/ 7.5/ 3.9) 11 "tim" 18.0 ( 9.5/ 8.5/ 3.5) 8 "John Bishop"
These posters accounted for 45.7% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.962 ( 35.9 / 37.4) 6 Biwah
0.597 ( 7.0 / 11.6) 13 snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net
0.577 ( 7.2 / 12.6) 13 Jon Green
0.523 ( 3.9 / 7.5) 11 "tim"
0.489 ( 7.4 / 15.1) 20 john boyle
0.450 ( 2.2 / 4.9) 6 snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com
0.441 ( 4.2 / 9.5) 11 Ronald Raygun
0.430 ( 4.5 / 10.5) 25 "Tim"
0.412 ( 3.5 / 8.5) 8 "John Bishop"
0.396 ( 1.4 / 3.5) 10 Jonathan Bryce
Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.441 ( 4.2 / 9.5) 11 Ronald Raygun
0.430 ( 4.5 / 10.5) 25 "Tim"
0.412 ( 3.5 / 8.5) 8 "John Bishop"
0.396 ( 1.4 / 3.5) 10 Jonathan Bryce
0.384 ( 1.5 / 3.9) 5 Alex Butcher
0.375 ( 1.8 / 4.8) 6 Jigsaw
0.316 ( 2.4 / 7.7) 10 "Doug Ramage"
0.309 ( 1.7 / 5.4) 8 "zero"
0.293 ( 4.1 / 14.0) 11 "Martin Davies"
0.161 ( 2.4 / 14.6) 10 snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk
Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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33 Ebay fraud and false bank details. 22 Oh, for goodness sake......... 18 Endowment misselling 17 Trust Fund / Inheritance Tax 16 Guardian: Bounced into a nightmare 14 People In Profit System (PIPS) 14 House Prices 10 Ltd Company and Bank Account questions 9 VAT, Civil Recovery & Bailiffs 9 Unauthorised Overdraft
Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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63.3 ( 37.1/ 25.7/ 11.1) 33 Ebay fraud and false bank details. 37.1 ( 20.8/ 16.0/ 5.0) 22 Oh, for goodness sake......... 35.3 ( 14.6/ 20.5/ 8.4) 17 Trust Fund / Inheritance Tax 29.7 ( 12.3/ 17.4/ 6.6) 14 People In Profit System (PIPS) 29.1 ( 16.2/ 12.8/ 5.3) 16 Guardian: Bounced into a nightmare 28.3 ( 0.5/ 27.8/ 27.8) 1 Quijano v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 93 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 1996) 25.3 ( 16.7/ 7.9/ 3.7) 18 Endowment misselling 23.7 ( 13.1/ 10.5/ 5.1) 14 House Prices 20.8 ( 10.9/ 9.7/ 1.8) 9 VAT, Civil Recovery & Bailiffs 19.3 ( 8.7/ 10.3/ 4.2) 10 Ltd Company and Bank Account questions
Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.784 ( 2.7/ 3.4) 3 High yield beats high growth over 105 years
0.767 ( 1.9/ 2.4) 3 Mortgage - pay it off early?
0.685 ( 3.7/ 5.4) 5 US Dividend Question
0.656 ( 2.2/ 3.4) 3 Insurance Under Insured?
0.651 ( 1.2/ 1.9) 3 Unsigned Credit Agreement
0.622 ( 0.4/ 0.6) 3 Make money
0.616 ( 1.3/ 2.0) 4 Quick question: ex declared bankrupt. Credit rating
0.615 ( 3.2/ 5.3) 4 Have the lunatics taken over the Alliance & Leicester?
0.583 ( 1.4/ 2.4) 4 Credit cards with 0% introductory offer that will let you pay it off an overdraft instead of another credit card
0.579 ( 3.1/ 5.4) 9 Unauthorised Overdraft
Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.410 ( 4.2 / 10.3) 10 Ltd Company and Bank Account questions
0.410 ( 2.0 / 4.9) 7 Two sole trader businesses
0.409 ( 1.1 / 2.6) 4 Mini ISA (Stocks & Shares)
0.407 ( 8.4 / 20.5) 17 Trust Fund / Inheritance Tax
0.405 ( 0.5 / 1.3) 3 Redemption Statement
0.378 ( 6.6 / 17.4) 14 People In Profit System (PIPS)
0.348 ( 1.7 / 5.0) 8 Chip and PIN, how secure is the transaction?
0.325 ( 1.9 / 5.8) 9 Money orders.
0.312 ( 5.0 / 16.0) 22 Oh, for goodness sake.........
0.184 ( 1.8 / 9.7) 9 VAT, Civil Recovery & Bailiffs
Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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61 uk.legal 3 uk.finance.stockmarket 1 uk.business.accountancy 1 fr.misc.finance 1 tw.bbs.sci.finance 1 misc.taxes
Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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11 "Martin Davies" 10 john boyle 5 Jigsaw 4 snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com 3 Mike 3 Richard B . 3 snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com 3 Jon Green 3 Biwah 2 "Doug Ramage"