Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 09 Jan 2005 10:23:32 GMT and ending at
16 Jan 2005 09:10:49 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: 124 Articles: 310 (65 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 60 Volume generated: 596.3 kb - headers: 281.4 kb (5,343 lines) - bodies: 305.7 kb (8,246 lines) - original: 165.9 kb (4,863 lines) - signatures: 8.8 kb (281 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.543
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.5 median: 1.0 post mode: 1 post - 67 posters s: 3.4 posts Posts per thread: 5.2 median: 3.0 posts mode: 1 post - 19 threads s: 24.5 posts Message size: 1969.7 bytes - header: 929.7 bytes (17.2 lines) - body: 1010.0 bytes (26.6 lines) - original: 548.0 bytes (15.7 lines) - signature: 29.1 bytes (0.9 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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19 33.2 ( 19.2/ 13.9/ 7.4) "Tim" 17 29.3 ( 13.6/ 15.7/ 6.8) "Alex" 16 31.7 ( 16.2/ 15.4/ 8.8) Ronald Raygun 13 37.8 ( 15.2/ 21.0/ 12.8) Reestit Mutton 10 17.7 ( 9.7/ 7.9/ 3.6) john boyle 8 18.2 ( 9.7/ 6.5/ 3.1) Mike Scott 8 14.8 ( 5.6/ 8.5/ 2.3) "Tumbleweed" 7 8.1 ( 4.4/ 3.7/ 1.8) Jonathan Bryce 7 13.0 ( 7.3/ 5.7/ 2.3) "tim" 6 10.0 ( 5.7/ 4.3/ 1.6) AlexThese posters accounted for 35.8% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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37.8 ( 15.2/ 21.0/ 12.8) 13 Reestit Mutton 33.2 ( 19.2/ 13.9/ 7.4) 19 "Tim" 31.7 ( 16.2/ 15.4/ 8.8) 16 Ronald Raygun 29.3 ( 13.6/ 15.7/ 6.8) 17 "Alex" 18.2 ( 9.7/ 6.5/ 3.1) 8 Mike Scott 17.7 ( 9.7/ 7.9/ 3.6) 10 john boyle 16.4 ( 1.0/ 15.4/ 15.4) 2 Biwah 14.8 ( 5.6/ 8.5/ 2.3) 8 "Tumbleweed" 14.7 ( 1.6/ 13.1/ 0.6) 2 "Allan" 13.0 ( 7.3/ 5.7/ 2.3) 7 "tim"These posters accounted for 38.1% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.609 ( 12.8 / 21.0) 13 Reestit Mutton 0.581 ( 2.5 / 4.2) 5 "mo" 0.570 ( 8.8 / 15.4) 16 Ronald Raygun 0.529 ( 7.4 / 13.9) 19 "Tim" 0.483 ( 1.8 / 3.7) 7 Jonathan Bryce 0.480 ( 3.1 / 6.5) 8 Mike Scott 0.452 ( 1.3 / 2.9) 5 "Adrian Boliston" 0.452 ( 3.6 / 7.9) 10 john boyle 0.433 ( 6.8 / 15.7) 17 "Alex" 0.410 ( 2.3 / 5.7) 7 "tim"Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.480 ( 3.1 / 6.5) 8 Mike Scott 0.452 ( 1.3 / 2.9) 5 "Adrian Boliston" 0.452 ( 3.6 / 7.9) 10 john boyle 0.433 ( 6.8 / 15.7) 17 "Alex" 0.410 ( 2.3 / 5.7) 7 "tim" 0.396 ( 2.2 / 5.4) 5 "John Smith" 0.369 ( 1.6 / 4.3) 6 Alex 0.352 ( 1.6 / 4.6) 5 "Marcus Collie" 0.272 ( 2.3 / 8.5) 8 "Tumbleweed" 0.209 ( 1.4 / 6.6) 5 "pussynuts"Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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29 10 DAYS TO GO TO 9.2 SYDNEY QUAKE 24 Whats the truth about C&P? 19 Debit card etc for under-18s? 19 Level term assurance - how much to put aside to pay for it? 17 "Modifying" a card. 15 0% deal - time for a second 11 Mortgages 10 National Lotto 8 credit card exchange rate - tourist or interbank? 8 PRAYER FOR SURVIVORS OF 17/01 SYDNEY QUAKETop 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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56.9 ( 25.3/ 30.6/ 12.3) 29 10 DAYS TO GO TO 9.2 SYDNEY QUAKE 48.9 ( 28.9/ 18.3/ 9.4) 24 Whats the truth about C&P? 40.0 ( 18.8/ 20.3/ 11.6) 19 Level term assurance - how much to put aside to pay for it? 37.5 ( 16.4/ 19.2/ 8.5) 19 Debit card etc for under-18s? 30.0 ( 16.0/ 13.7/ 4.7) 17 "Modifying" a card. 28.3 ( 13.2/ 14.9/ 6.6) 15 0% deal - time for a second 18.8 ( 10.4/ 8.4/ 3.9) 11 Mortgages 17.3 ( 8.5/ 8.7/ 3.9) 10 National Lotto 17.2 ( 6.7/ 10.2/ 2.9) 8 Credit Card responsibility - over 100 purchases 14.4 ( 0.5/ 13.9/ 13.9) 1 FT: Why are English-speaking nations doing best?Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.786 ( 3.9/ 5.0) 8 PRAYER FOR SURVIVORS OF 17/01 SYDNEY QUAKE 0.754 ( 0.7/ 0.9) 3 Need a university or college degree? 0.745 ( 2.8/ 3.7) 5 S Times: Vat plan may add 5p to cost of stamps 0.703 ( 2.6/ 3.6) 6 ebay & paid by Bank Transfer 0.691 ( 3.2/ 4.6) 7 Chip&Pin cashback 0.683 ( 1.0/ 1.5) 4 How long is a UK Cheque 'valid'? - **Answer** 0.618 ( 4.6/ 7.4) 7 Unsecured loan formula 0.585 ( 1.1/ 1.9) 4 Car Insurance - Taking into account foreign driving experience 0.573 ( 3.8/ 6.7) 4 abbey/santander share dealing 0.571 ( 11.6/ 20.3) 19 Level term assurance - how much to put aside to pay for it?Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.445 ( 6.6 / 14.9) 15 0% deal - time for a second 0.441 ( 8.5 / 19.2) 19 Debit card etc for under-18s? 0.439 ( 1.6 / 3.6) 6 car finance with bad credit rating - part two 0.434 ( 2.6 / 6.0) 8 multiple credit card switching, does it affect credit rating? 0.434 ( 1.8 / 4.1) 4 Natwest - charge.... 0.402 ( 12.3 / 30.6) 29 10 DAYS TO GO TO 9.2 SYDNEY QUAKE 0.398 ( 2.1 / 5.4) 4 tax return form 0.393 ( 0.4 / 1.1) 3 Jesse Livermore his book 0.340 ( 4.7 / 13.7) 17 "Modifying" a card. 0.281 ( 2.9 / 10.2) 8 Credit Card responsibility - over 100 purchasesTop 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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44 aus.invest 41 aus.education 41 aus.general 41 aus.electronics 10 aus.films 9 uk.legal 6 uk.people.consumers.ebay 3 misc.invest.canada 3 misc.invest.technical 1 misc.invest.futuresTop 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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21 "pussynuts" 17 "Richard Freeman" 13 "Tumbleweed" 12 "Ken Taylor" 9 "Sr Jean-aul Turcaud" 8 "Eric" 8 "Allan" 8 "Ugly" 8 KLR 7 "-oo0-GoldTrader-0oo--oo0-GoldTrader-0oo-"