Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 10 Oct 2004 10:20:43 GMT and ending at
17 Oct 2004 10:03:26 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: 125 Articles: 380 (59 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 72 Volume generated: 673.8 kb - headers: 344.6 kb (6,353 lines) - bodies: 325.1 kb (8,572 lines) - original: 164.5 kb (4,771 lines) - signatures: 3.7 kb (134 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.506
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 3.0 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 54 posters s: 4.5 posts Posts per thread: 5.3 median: 3.0 posts mode: 1 post - 22 threads s: 6.5 posts Message size: 1815.7 bytes - header: 928.5 bytes (16.7 lines) - body: 876.2 bytes (22.6 lines) - original: 443.2 bytes (12.6 lines) - signature: 10.0 bytes (0.4 lines)
Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
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34 62.3 ( 38.4/ 23.8/ 8.6) "Tim" 19 37.9 ( 20.3/ 17.6/ 9.6) Ronald Raygun 14 31.0 ( 17.4/ 13.5/ 6.3) Mike Scott 14 23.8 ( 10.8/ 13.0/ 5.4) "Alex" 13 13.2 ( 7.7/ 5.5/ 1.7) Jonathan Bryce 11 22.0 ( 10.6/ 11.4/ 5.2) curiosity 10 21.0 ( 9.2/ 11.7/ 4.3) john boyle 9 16.1 ( 8.1/ 7.4/ 2.8) Timothy Lee 9 12.0 ( 5.6/ 6.4/ 3.8) snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 8 15.4 ( 6.3/ 9.2/ 5.7) "Jason Power"These posters accounted for 37.1% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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62.3 ( 38.4/ 23.8/ 8.6) 34 "Tim" 37.9 ( 20.3/ 17.6/ 9.6) 19 Ronald Raygun 31.0 ( 17.4/ 13.5/ 6.3) 14 Mike Scott 23.8 ( 10.8/ 13.0/ 5.4) 14 "Alex" 22.0 ( 10.6/ 11.4/ 5.2) 11 curiosity 21.0 ( 9.2/ 11.7/ 4.3) 10 john boyle 17.3 ( 6.8/ 10.5/ 4.7) 5 "Fred" 16.1 ( 8.1/ 7.4/ 2.8) 9 Timothy Lee 15.4 ( 6.3/ 9.2/ 5.7) 8 "Jason Power" 15.1 ( 4.4/ 10.7/ 6.2) 6 Andy FellThese posters accounted for 38.9% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.933 ( 1.6 / 1.8) 5 "dp" 0.624 ( 2.9 / 4.7) 6 M Holmes 0.622 ( 5.7 / 9.2) 8 "Jason Power" 0.599 ( 3.8 / 6.4) 9 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 0.583 ( 6.2 / 10.7) 6 Andy Fell 0.548 ( 9.6 / 17.6) 19 Ronald Raygun 0.495 ( 1.1 / 2.2) 5 mike 0.467 ( 6.3 / 13.5) 14 Mike Scott 0.455 ( 5.2 / 11.4) 11 curiosity 0.446 ( 4.7 / 10.5) 5 "Fred"Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.446 ( 4.7 / 10.5) 5 "Fred" 0.422 ( 2.2 / 5.3) 6 Seb 0.412 ( 5.4 / 13.0) 14 "Alex" 0.410 ( 2.1 / 5.1) 6 Richard Faulkner 0.377 ( 2.8 / 7.4) 9 Timothy Lee 0.364 ( 4.3 / 11.7) 10 john boyle 0.363 ( 8.6 / 23.8) 34 "Tim" 0.340 ( 1.5 / 4.5) 5 "Mark BR" 0.323 ( 0.6 / 1.8) 5 usenet_AT snipped-for-privacy@JUNKBLOCK.COM 0.310 ( 1.7 / 5.5) 13 Jonathan BryceTop 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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30 Cahoot bank - Abbey group in uk. 28 House prices show August fall 23 Found Debit Card 20 Worth keeping my Endowment? 19 Chip and Pin - wot no number? 18 Chip and Pin - More secure for who? 17 House Prices to Plunge 40% (for Sam) 13 Do MBNA Use An Indian Call Centre? 13 Inheritance Tax 12 occupational pension and AIDS testsTop 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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54.8 ( 30.7/ 23.5/ 9.6) 28 House prices show August fall 46.1 ( 15.9/ 30.1/ 13.9) 20 Worth keeping my Endowment? 43.9 ( 25.3/ 18.6/ 9.8) 30 Cahoot bank - Abbey group in uk. 40.5 ( 20.7/ 19.8/ 9.6) 18 Chip and Pin - More secure for who? 39.3 ( 21.7/ 17.5/ 7.0) 23 Found Debit Card 35.4 ( 17.5/ 17.9/ 8.0) 13 Inheritance Tax 34.1 ( 21.2/ 12.2/ 5.8) 17 House Prices to Plunge 40% (for Sam) 31.6 ( 17.4/ 14.2/ 5.4) 19 Chip and Pin - wot no number? 27.2 ( 11.4/ 15.7/ 3.9) 12 occupational pension and AIDS tests 22.7 ( 9.6/ 12.9/ 8.0) 12 Advice for a 1st time buyer pleaseTop 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.895 ( 3.9/ 4.4) 3 Cost of living 0.800 ( 1.9/ 2.4) 4 Property deal offered to my mum - any thoughts? 0.751 ( 2.8/ 3.7) 6 New Baby and Savings Account 0.747 ( 0.1/ 0.2) 3 cheeseburger 0.711 ( 1.5/ 2.1) 3 Slightly OT: jobs 0.704 ( 0.7/ 0.9) 3 Great article on credit/property bubble 0.675 ( 1.2/ 1.8) 3 Have just got hold of 20k. Whats the best way to invest this and make some money 0.644 ( 1.6/ 2.4) 7 Big Money 0.619 ( 8.0/ 12.9) 12 Advice for a 1st time buyer please 0.617 ( 1.4/ 2.2) 3 oil & exchange rates in self-sufficient countriesBottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.410 ( 1.2 / 2.9) 6 Pesetas into Euros 0.406 ( 9.6 / 23.5) 28 House prices show August fall 0.402 ( 7.0 / 17.5) 23 Found Debit Card 0.390 ( 1.2 / 3.0) 3 BT Line Fault Charges 0.383 ( 5.4 / 14.2) 19 Chip and Pin - wot no number? 0.317 ( 0.7 / 2.4) 3 Expenses as benefit on P11D ? 0.309 ( 1.0 / 3.1) 4 Abbey take-over 0.294 ( 1.5 / 5.0) 3 Cheque clears but later "unclears" 0.248 ( 3.9 / 15.7) 12 occupational pension and AIDS tests 0.245 ( 1.0 / 4.2) 4 Advice on who to speak toTop 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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10 misc.invest.technical 10 misc.invest.stocks 10 misc.invest.futures 10 aus.invest 2 uk.finance.stockmarket 1 uk.business.accountancy 1 uk.events 1 it.economia.investire 1 uk.food+drink.restaurants 1 uk.food+drink.real-aleTop 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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12 -oo0-GoldTrader-0oo- 8 "Montgomery Brewster" 8 hackingWallStreet 8 "ynotssor" 7 "Sergeant Bilko" 6 snipped-for-privacy@rediffmail.com 4 "dp" 1 "Simon" 0 Shano 0 "luke"