Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 11 Jan 2004 10:56:00 GMT and ending at
18 Jan 2004 10:16:48 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: 111 Articles: 420 (117 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 72 Volume generated: 798.4 kb - headers: 430.5 kb (7,533 lines) - bodies: 359.6 kb (10,095 lines) - original: 173.7 kb (5,491 lines) - signatures: 7.8 kb (373 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.483
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 3.8 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 54 posters s: 6.4 posts Posts per thread: 5.8 median: 3.5 posts mode: 1 post - 16 threads s: 10.3 posts Message size: 1946.5 bytes - header: 1049.6 bytes (17.9 lines) - body: 876.8 bytes (24.0 lines) - original: 423.5 bytes (13.1 lines) - signature: 19.1 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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49 101.1 ( 51.9/ 49.1/ 12.9) Peter Saxton 23 54.7 ( 27.0/ 27.6/ 16.3) Ronald Raygun 20 42.5 ( 20.2/ 20.5/ 8.8) "Tumbleweed" 17 24.5 ( 16.3/ 8.0/ 3.8) john boyle 16 27.0 ( 18.9/ 7.9/ 5.4) "Stephen Burke" 15 25.4 ( 17.7/ 7.7/ 3.8) "Tim" 15 26.9 ( 15.0/ 11.9/ 4.9) "Doug Ramage" 12 22.2 ( 13.4/ 8.3/ 3.9) snipped-for-privacy@fastmail.fm 12 21.9 ( 11.1/ 10.8/ 5.6) snipped-for-privacy@kornet.net 9 16.1 ( 7.8/ 8.2/ 4.8) snipped-for-privacy@isbd.co.ukThese posters accounted for 44.8% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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101.1 ( 51.9/ 49.1/ 12.9) 49 Peter Saxton 54.7 ( 27.0/ 27.6/ 16.3) 23 Ronald Raygun 42.5 ( 20.2/ 20.5/ 8.8) 20 "Tumbleweed" 27.0 ( 18.9/ 7.9/ 5.4) 16 "Stephen Burke" 26.9 ( 15.0/ 11.9/ 4.9) 15 "Doug Ramage" 25.4 ( 17.7/ 7.7/ 3.8) 15 "Tim" 24.5 ( 16.3/ 8.0/ 3.8) 17 john boyle 22.2 ( 13.4/ 8.3/ 3.9) 12 snipped-for-privacy@fastmail.fm 21.9 ( 11.1/ 10.8/ 5.6) 12 snipped-for-privacy@kornet.net 21.5 ( 8.2/ 13.2/ 3.8) 8 "John Smith"These posters accounted for 46.0% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.750 ( 3.7 / 5.0) 9 "Stephen Burke" 0.726 ( 4.7 / 6.5) 7 snipped-for-privacy@viewport.clara.co.uk 0.678 ( 5.4 / 7.9) 16 "Stephen Burke" 0.629 ( 4.7 / 7.5) 6 "Marcus Collie" 0.613 ( 1.9 / 3.1) 5 "Jon" 0.589 ( 16.3 / 27.6) 23 Ronald Raygun 0.583 ( 4.8 / 8.2) 9 snipped-for-privacy@isbd.co.uk 0.572 ( 3.5 / 6.1) 5 "Jane Tweedynn" 0.562 ( 2.3 / 4.1) 5 M Holmes 0.518 ( 5.6 / 10.8) 12 snipped-for-privacy@kornet.netBottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.437 ( 2.9 / 6.6) 7 Richard Faulkner 0.431 ( 8.8 / 20.5) 20 "Tumbleweed" 0.425 ( 4.7 / 11.1) 8 Pollux 0.414 ( 4.9 / 11.9) 15 "Doug Ramage" 0.370 ( 2.8 / 7.5) 9 Take a Walk 0.360 ( 1.5 / 4.1) 5 "Snowman" 0.292 ( 0.6 / 2.0) 5 snipped-for-privacy@transmittersrus.com 0.291 ( 3.8 / 13.2) 8 "John Smith" 0.263 ( 12.9 / 49.1) 49 Peter Saxton 0.187 ( 1.5 / 8.0) 7 Chris BluntTop 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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35 Capital One Chip and PIN? 26 VAT on some foods? 23 TV Property shows 20 Best way to invest in US dollars? 18 Notice to Terminate Tenancy 14 How do they work it out? 14 lloydstsb e-mail scam 13 Small Business bank accounts 12 Property and debt 11 Capital Gains Tax - Help pleaseTop 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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74.0 ( 38.4/ 34.8/ 16.2) 35 Capital One Chip and PIN? 55.6 ( 29.4/ 25.8/ 7.7) 26 VAT on some foods? 44.0 ( 23.7/ 20.0/ 8.7) 23 TV Property shows 42.0 ( 19.1/ 22.7/ 9.3) 18 Notice to Terminate Tenancy 39.0 ( 20.3/ 18.4/ 8.3) 20 Best way to invest in US dollars? 30.1 ( 15.5/ 14.6/ 8.2) 14 How do they work it out? 26.2 ( 11.4/ 13.6/ 7.4) 11 Capital Gains Tax - Help please 26.2 ( 11.7/ 13.9/ 5.3) 10 Card Not Present transactions 22.3 ( 12.3/ 10.0/ 3.3) 11 NatWest credit card delivery 22.2 ( 14.6/ 7.2/ 3.2) 13 Small Business bank accountsTop 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.739 ( 0.5/ 0.6) 3 Go on , I dare you 0.711 ( 1.2/ 1.7) 4 which stockbroker 0.665 ( 2.0/ 3.1) 5 Optimal exit strategy re CC 0% offers? 0.643 ( 0.8/ 1.3) 3 Self employed failure to pay end of Januuary 0.622 ( 1.8/ 3.0) 3 What is Cashback? 0.618 ( 2.4/ 3.8) 6 Online Brokers Ample / Halifax 0.597 ( 3.9/ 6.5) 5 What's the average salary in U.K? / Cost of living... 0.566 ( 1.5/ 2.7) 7 help ing account 0.564 ( 8.2/ 14.6) 14 How do they work it out? 0.564 ( 3.7/ 6.6) 7 Online banking inflexibilityBottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.418 ( 0.7 / 1.8) 3 B&B? 0.408 ( 9.3 / 22.7) 18 Notice to Terminate Tenancy 0.383 ( 5.3 / 13.9) 10 Card Not Present transactions 0.375 ( 2.7 / 7.2) 4 Another properties problem 0.374 ( 2.8 / 7.4) 6 Writing off a bad debt 0.355 ( 4.0 / 11.3) 10 Cheapest way to send small Euro amounts to France? 0.345 ( 1.6 / 4.6) 8 Car insurance for a mature driver with the new UK driving licence 0.333 ( 3.3 / 10.0) 11 NatWest credit card delivery 0.300 ( 7.7 / 25.8) 26 VAT on some foods? 0.288 ( 1.0 / 3.3) 6 Holding Company?Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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14 uk.legal 8 alt.comp.software.financial.quickbooks 3 uk.comp.sys.mac 3 uk.finance.stockmarket 3 uk.media.tv.sky 3 rec.arts.disney.parks 3 uk.media.tv.misc 3 uk.local.nw-england 2 alt.california 2 misc.invest.mutual-fundsTop 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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12 psyco 7 "think" 7 snipped-for-privacy@internet.charitydays.co.uk 6 "Peter Bottomley" 4 "Jon" 3 Richard Faulkner 3 Peter Saxton 2 "AH" 2 "Troy Steadman" 1 snipped-for-privacy@email.com