Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 13 Feb 2005 11:36:23 GMT and ending at
20 Feb 2005 10:59:22 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: 108 Articles: 244 (67 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 69 Volume generated: 440.7 kb - headers: 202.9 kb (4,034 lines) - bodies: 233.6 kb (6,119 lines) - original: 127.8 kb (3,517 lines) - signatures: 3.9 kb (199 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.547
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.3 median: 1.0 post mode: 1 post - 64 posters s: 2.8 posts Posts per thread: 3.5 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 24 threads s: 4.2 posts Message size: 1849.5 bytes - header: 851.5 bytes (16.5 lines) - body: 980.5 bytes (25.1 lines) - original: 536.3 bytes (14.4 lines) - signature: 16.5 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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16 30.9 ( 16.1/ 14.6/ 7.3) john boyle 12 18.9 ( 11.9/ 7.0/ 2.5) "Tim" 11 17.4 ( 7.4/ 9.6/ 3.7) "Doug Ramage" 9 17.3 ( 8.6/ 7.9/ 4.3) Jon Green 8 35.9 ( 4.9/ 30.9/ 29.1) Biwah 8 11.4 ( 5.6/ 5.8/ 2.5) "Alex" 7 12.2 ( 6.4/ 5.8/ 4.4) "John Redman" 6 15.9 ( 6.8/ 9.1/ 3.9) Ronald Raygun 6 12.4 ( 6.3/ 6.1/ 1.3) "mrcheerful ." 6 9.1 ( 3.9/ 5.3/ 2.5) snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net
These posters accounted for 36.5% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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35.9 ( 4.9/ 30.9/ 29.1) 8 Biwah 30.9 ( 16.1/ 14.6/ 7.3) 16 john boyle 18.9 ( 11.9/ 7.0/ 2.5) 12 "Tim" 17.4 ( 7.4/ 9.6/ 3.7) 11 "Doug Ramage" 17.3 ( 8.6/ 7.9/ 4.3) 9 Jon Green 15.9 ( 6.8/ 9.1/ 3.9) 6 Ronald Raygun 12.4 ( 6.3/ 6.1/ 1.3) 6 "mrcheerful ." 12.2 ( 6.4/ 5.8/ 4.4) 7 "John Redman" 11.4 ( 5.6/ 5.8/ 2.5) 8 "Alex" 10.6 ( 4.5/ 5.9/ 1.3) 5 snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk
These posters accounted for 41.5% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.941 ( 29.1 / 30.9) 8 Biwah
0.753 ( 4.4 / 5.8) 7 "John Redman"
0.542 ( 4.3 / 7.9) 9 Jon Green
0.498 ( 7.3 / 14.6) 16 john boyle
0.467 ( 2.5 / 5.3) 6 snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net
0.432 ( 2.5 / 5.8) 8 "Alex"
0.432 ( 3.9 / 9.1) 6 Ronald Raygun
0.381 ( 3.7 / 9.6) 11 "Doug Ramage"
0.370 ( 1.1 / 3.1) 5 Jonathan Bryce
0.369 ( 1.0 / 2.7) 5 snipped-for-privacy@windymiller.org
Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.498 ( 7.3 / 14.6) 16 john boyle
0.467 ( 2.5 / 5.3) 6 snipped-for-privacy@privacy.net
0.432 ( 2.5 / 5.8) 8 "Alex"
0.432 ( 3.9 / 9.1) 6 Ronald Raygun
0.381 ( 3.7 / 9.6) 11 "Doug Ramage"
0.370 ( 1.1 / 3.1) 5 Jonathan Bryce
0.369 ( 1.0 / 2.7) 5 snipped-for-privacy@windymiller.org
0.360 ( 2.5 / 7.0) 12 "Tim"
0.229 ( 1.3 / 5.9) 5 snipped-for-privacy@petersaxton.co.uk
0.207 ( 1.3 / 6.1) 6 "mrcheerful ."
Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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19 Have the lunatics taken over the Alliance & Leicester? 12 CREDIT CARD TRANSFERS ETC 12 Am I being paranoid? 11 Mortgage - pay it off early? 9 Alternative to cahoot webcard 9 disassociated from address? 9 Times Tax warning on overseas holiday homes 8 Shares bed-and-breakfast: 30 days requirement 8 Stakeholder pensions 7 This Mortgage Can't Be For Real
Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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40.0 ( 17.8/ 22.1/ 6.2) 19 Have the lunatics taken over the Alliance & Leicester? 25.9 ( 11.0/ 14.8/ 6.5) 11 Mortgage - pay it off early? 24.7 ( 9.6/ 14.6/ 8.3) 12 Am I being paranoid? 21.0 ( 8.4/ 12.6/ 10.1) 9 Times Tax warning on overseas holiday homes 16.6 ( 9.2/ 7.3/ 2.2) 12 CREDIT CARD TRANSFERS ETC 16.3 ( 4.4/ 11.8/ 9.7) 5 Trust Fund / Inheritance Tax 14.5 ( 7.0/ 7.4/ 5.0) 8 Stakeholder pensions 13.8 ( 6.9/ 6.7/ 3.3) 9 Alternative to cahoot webcard 12.5 ( 6.7/ 5.8/ 2.8) 9 disassociated from address? 12.0 ( 1.3/ 10.7/ 10.2) 2 Indep: A couple's guide to fewer rows over cash
Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.918 ( 3.1/ 3.4) 4 Mortgage question
0.823 ( 9.7/ 11.8) 5 Trust Fund / Inheritance Tax
0.799 ( 10.1/ 12.6) 9 Times Tax warning on overseas holiday homes
0.779 ( 1.1/ 1.4) 4 Pensions / SIPP / emigrating
0.779 ( 2.6/ 3.4) 4 Child Trust Funds..
0.728 ( 5.1/ 7.0) 4 Ind: Beware the molten menace of inflation
0.670 ( 1.7/ 2.6) 3 Personal Loan Early Repayment
0.670 ( 5.0/ 7.4) 8 Stakeholder pensions
0.629 ( 1.5/ 2.4) 4 A bankruptcy question please
0.567 ( 8.3/ 14.6) 12 Am I being paranoid?
Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.413 ( 2.2 / 5.3) 3 High yield beats high growth over 105 years
0.364 ( 1.0 / 2.7) 4 Best way to make a small funds transfer in Euros to a European bank acc?
0.345 ( 1.3 / 3.8) 8 Shares bed-and-breakfast: 30 days requirement
0.341 ( 0.6 / 1.8) 5 ISA income tax
0.341 ( 2.0 / 5.9) 6 Insolvency, tax and shares.
0.330 ( 2.3 / 7.0) 5 Redemption Statement
0.306 ( 1.0 / 3.4) 4 Ebay fraud and false bank details.
0.298 ( 2.2 / 7.3) 12 CREDIT CARD TRANSFERS ETC
0.280 ( 6.2 / 22.1) 19 Have the lunatics taken over the Alliance & Leicester?
0.230 ( 0.6 / 2.5) 3 Bank account for small club/group
Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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11 uk.business.accountancy 10 misc.invest.real-estate 7 uk.legal 5 uk.finance.stockmarket 3 uk.food+drink.misc 2 uk.games.video.xbox 2 uk.food+drink.chinese 2 uk.food+drink.real-ale 2 uk.games.video.gamecube 2 uk.games.video.misc
Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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9 snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com 7 "dave" 7 "Martin C" 5 john boyle 4 "Tim" 4 Biwah 3 "Fred" 3 "Doug Ramage" 2 "Andy Pandy" 2 Jonathan Bryce