Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 14 Nov 2004 10:08:18 GMT and ending at
21 Nov 2004 08:51:45 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: 132 Articles: 399 (105 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 91 Volume generated: 762.8 kb - headers: 347.7 kb (6,586 lines) - bodies: 408.1 kb (10,639 lines) - original: 231.7 kb (6,392 lines) - signatures: 6.6 kb (291 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.568
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 3.0 median: 2.0 posts mode: 1 post - 65 posters s: 4.8 posts Posts per thread: 4.4 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 33 threads s: 6.0 posts Message size: 1957.6 bytes - header: 892.3 bytes (16.5 lines) - body: 1047.4 bytes (26.7 lines) - original: 594.5 bytes (16.0 lines) - signature: 17.0 bytes (0.7 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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28 66.8 ( 29.6/ 37.2/ 23.4) Ronald Raygun 23 59.3 ( 27.5/ 30.8/ 24.1) Troy Steadman 20 36.6 ( 20.2/ 16.4/ 6.3) "Tim" 19 34.5 ( 12.8/ 19.9/ 5.9) "Tumbleweed" 17 28.6 ( 18.6/ 9.8/ 5.0) john boyle 15 20.0 ( 9.1/ 10.9/ 5.3) snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 12 15.0 ( 7.8/ 7.2/ 2.2) Jonathan Bryce 11 23.3 ( 11.2/ 12.0/ 3.3) "Alex" 10 16.2 ( 6.7/ 9.2/ 2.5) "Doug Ramage" 10 23.0 ( 9.6/ 12.6/ 9.8) Jon S Green
These posters accounted for 41.4% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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66.8 ( 29.6/ 37.2/ 23.4) 28 Ronald Raygun 59.3 ( 27.5/ 30.8/ 24.1) 23 Troy Steadman 36.6 ( 20.2/ 16.4/ 6.3) 20 "Tim" 34.5 ( 12.8/ 19.9/ 5.9) 19 "Tumbleweed" 28.6 ( 18.6/ 9.8/ 5.0) 17 john boyle 23.3 ( 11.2/ 12.0/ 3.3) 11 "Alex" 23.0 ( 9.6/ 12.6/ 9.8) 10 Jon S Green 20.0 ( 9.1/ 10.9/ 5.3) 15 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 17.0 ( 7.1/ 9.9/ 4.0) 8 Richard Buttrey 16.2 ( 6.7/ 9.2/ 2.5) 10 "Doug Ramage"
These posters accounted for 42.6% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.861 ( 1.6 / 1.8) 5 Timothy Lee
0.783 ( 24.1 / 30.8) 23 Troy Steadman
0.775 ( 9.8 / 12.6) 10 Jon S Green
0.630 ( 23.4 / 37.2) 28 Ronald Raygun
0.586 ( 1.7 / 2.9) 6 Jim Ley
0.514 ( 5.0 / 9.8) 17 john boyle
0.489 ( 2.1 / 4.3) 7 "Marcus Collie"
0.484 ( 5.3 / 10.9) 15 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com
0.419 ( 2.5 / 6.0) 8 "Matti Lamprhey"
0.399 ( 4.0 / 9.9) 8 Richard Buttrey
Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.489 ( 2.1 / 4.3) 7 "Marcus Collie"
0.484 ( 5.3 / 10.9) 15 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com
0.419 ( 2.5 / 6.0) 8 "Matti Lamprhey"
0.399 ( 4.0 / 9.9) 8 Richard Buttrey
0.384 ( 6.3 / 16.4) 20 "Tim"
0.337 ( 1.2 / 3.7) 7 "TA"
0.309 ( 2.2 / 7.2) 12 Jonathan Bryce
0.297 ( 5.9 / 19.9) 19 "Tumbleweed"
0.278 ( 3.3 / 12.0) 11 "Alex"
0.272 ( 2.5 / 9.2) 10 "Doug Ramage"
Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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39 ATM fraud and C&P 26 Nogood Boyo: a simple VAT Question 21 Exhange of contracts to completion: time period 18 First Direct callcentres going to India? 16 Estate agents rates for house sale 12 A maths question 12 Phone Phishing 11 Identity Fraud at Abbey 11 Phishing 9 Setback for UK credit card users
Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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83.1 ( 46.1/ 36.1/ 15.7) 39 ATM fraud and C&P 53.4 ( 30.9/ 22.0/ 12.0) 26 Nogood Boyo: a simple VAT Question 42.2 ( 19.0/ 22.9/ 11.0) 21 Exhange of contracts to completion: time period 33.3 ( 15.2/ 17.8/ 5.2) 18 First Direct callcentres going to India? 25.6 ( 9.1/ 16.5/ 11.2) 11 Identity Fraud at Abbey 25.2 ( 8.0/ 16.8/ 6.3) 11 Phishing 22.2 ( 9.7/ 12.1/ 6.5) 12 Phone Phishing 20.7 ( 12.6/ 7.9/ 3.5) 16 Estate agents rates for house sale 20.5 ( 8.2/ 12.0/ 5.4) 12 A maths question 19.3 ( 6.4/ 12.6/ 7.0) 7 3000 to invest - help!!
Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.898 ( 12.7/ 14.1) 5 Ronald Raygun: The Denouement
0.800 ( 0.8/ 1.0) 6 TEST TEST
0.754 ( 3.4/ 4.6) 5 Internet banking security - tips for Windows users
0.744 ( 5.0/ 6.8) 3 Ronald Raygun: The Denouement: Scene II
0.738 ( 2.8/ 3.8) 5 insurance for your fridge (powerhouse)
0.682 ( 1.1/ 1.6) 3 sinister site
0.679 ( 11.2/ 16.5) 11 Identity Fraud at Abbey
0.661 ( 2.2/ 3.3) 4 Opinions sought on LIBOR mortgages: is now a good time to get one?
0.626 ( 2.9/ 4.6) 4 Penalty for not completing tax return - could be good news??
0.614 ( 0.7/ 1.1) 3 Please send me your opinion about my project as placed on
Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.430 ( 1.1 / 2.5) 4 egg investments transfer to fidelity
0.426 ( 3.3 / 7.8) 9 Setback for UK credit card users
0.413 ( 1.2 / 3.0) 4 Widow's Pensions
0.408 ( 1.1 / 2.6) 6 Different VAT numbers
0.376 ( 6.3 / 16.8) 11 Phishing
0.370 ( 2.6 / 7.0) 3 Wrongful Trading / Fraud.
0.309 ( 2.1 / 6.8) 6 IHT Planning
0.298 ( 1.2 / 4.1) 6 3000 to invest - help!!
0.294 ( 5.2 / 17.8) 18 First Direct callcentres going to India?
0.275 ( 3.0 / 10.7) 6 banks responsibility
Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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19 uk.legal 13 uk.business.accountancy 1 uk.education.teachers.trainee 1 uk.finance.stockmarket 1 uk.education.staffroom 1 uk.education.teachers 1 uk.food+drink.chinese 1 uk.education.schools-it 1 uk.environment 1 uk.food+drink.chocolate
Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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13 Troy Steadman 11 " " 6 Ronald Raygun 2 Richard Buttrey 2 SteveR 2 "Dragonbane" 2 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 1 Peter King 1 "Fergus O'Rourke" 1 "GB"