Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 05 Sep 2004 08:36:42 GMT and ending at
12 Sep 2004 08:14:40 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: 155 Articles: 637 (182 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 66 Volume generated: 1219.7 kb - headers: 583.2 kb (10,276 lines) - bodies: 622.7 kb (16,130 lines) - original: 322.1 kb (9,152 lines) - signatures: 13.1 kb (483 lines)
Original Content Rating: 0.517
Averages ======= Posts per poster: 4.1 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 68 posters s: 6.8 posts Posts per thread: 9.7 median: 3.5 posts mode: 2 posts - 13 threads s: 19.1 posts Message size: 1960.6 bytes - header: 937.5 bytes (16.1 lines) - body: 1001.1 bytes (25.3 lines) - original: 517.7 bytes (14.4 lines) - signature: 21.1 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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37 63.3 ( 36.5/ 26.4/ 9.8) john boyle 30 51.5 ( 32.8/ 18.7/ 8.9) "Tim" 30 67.6 ( 19.9/ 47.6/ 27.4) "Stefan -" 29 54.3 ( 23.9/ 30.4/ 9.6) "Alex" 20 33.3 ( 21.5/ 9.4/ 6.5) snipped-for-privacy@despammed.com 19 37.4 ( 19.7/ 15.9/ 7.9) Timothy Lee 18 48.9 ( 22.2/ 26.7/ 14.2) "Andy Pandy" 18 34.3 ( 21.0/ 13.0/ 7.8) "Colin Reddish" (removespamblockandxandz) 17 29.6 ( 13.1/ 16.5/ 5.7) "Steve Terry" 15 31.1 ( 14.2/ 16.9/ 6.8) Mike MitchellThese posters accounted for 36.6% of all articles.
Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
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67.6 ( 19.9/ 47.6/ 27.4) 30 "Stefan -" 63.3 ( 36.5/ 26.4/ 9.8) 37 john boyle 54.3 ( 23.9/ 30.4/ 9.6) 29 "Alex" 51.5 ( 32.8/ 18.7/ 8.9) 30 "Tim" 48.9 ( 22.2/ 26.7/ 14.2) 18 "Andy Pandy" 37.4 ( 19.7/ 15.9/ 7.9) 19 Timothy Lee 34.3 ( 21.0/ 13.0/ 7.8) 18 "Colin Reddish" (removespamblockandxandz) 33.3 ( 21.5/ 9.4/ 6.5) 20 snipped-for-privacy@despammed.com 31.1 ( 14.2/ 16.9/ 6.8) 15 Mike Mitchell 30.8 ( 15.2/ 15.6/ 5.3) 12 "JethroUK"These posters accounted for 37.1% of the total volume.
Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.768 ( 4.3 / 5.6) 11 Phil Thompson 0.740 ( 3.5 / 4.7) 10 "Robin Graham" 0.703 ( 5.0 / 7.1) 12 "Adrian Boliston" 0.695 ( 6.5 / 9.4) 20 snipped-for-privacy@despammed.com 0.632 ( 4.5 / 7.2) 11 "Clueless2" 0.599 ( 7.8 / 13.0) 18 "Colin Reddish" (removespamblockandxandz) 0.575 ( 27.4 / 47.6) 30 "Stefan -" 0.550 ( 1.3 / 2.4) 6 "Andrew Fenton" 0.548 ( 4.4 / 8.0) 6 "Aztech" 0.533 ( 14.2 / 26.7) 18 "Andy Pandy"Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address
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0.347 ( 5.7 / 16.5) 17 "Steve Terry" 0.337 ( 5.3 / 15.6) 12 "JethroUK" 0.314 ( 9.6 / 30.4) 29 "Alex" 0.312 ( 5.2 / 16.5) 13 Chris Blunt 0.283 ( 2.9 / 10.3) 6 "Shane Cook" 0.279 ( 1.4 / 4.9) 6 "Tumbleweed" 0.261 ( 1.2 / 4.7) 5 "Doug Ramage" 0.257 ( 0.9 / 3.3) 7 Jonathan Bryce 0.246 ( 1.1 / 4.4) 5 "Ben" 0.227 ( 1.0 / 4.6) 5 snipped-for-privacy@blewett.nildram.co.ukTop 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject
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88 18866 and protecting your data (or Who Wants Cold Calls?) 81 18866 terms of agreement 79 Chip and Pin - More secure for who? 42 Can C&P be cloned? 39 GOV TAX CREDITS fraud - Beware! 20 Halifax Mortgage, advice on a screw up 19 Continuous charge authority on debit cards 19 Virgin OneAccount - still a good choice? 15 Death in service benefit vs life insurance 14 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit cardTop 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
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200.3 ( 81.0/116.7/ 69.1) 88 18866 and protecting your data (or Who Wants Cold Calls?) 151.2 ( 69.2/ 80.4/ 34.9) 79 Chip and Pin - More secure for who? 137.5 ( 78.3/ 56.4/ 27.8) 81 18866 terms of agreement 91.1 ( 48.0/ 41.5/ 20.0) 39 GOV TAX CREDITS fraud - Beware! 78.9 ( 38.9/ 38.9/ 16.8) 42 Can C&P be cloned? 43.7 ( 16.8/ 26.7/ 17.8) 20 Halifax Mortgage, advice on a screw up 41.0 ( 16.1/ 24.9/ 7.8) 19 Continuous charge authority on debit cards 40.8 ( 21.3/ 18.8/ 11.3) 19 Virgin OneAccount - still a good choice? 33.1 ( 12.2/ 20.7/ 8.4) 15 Death in service benefit vs life insurance 27.9 ( 13.6/ 14.3/ 5.7) 14 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit cardTop 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.939 ( 1.4/ 1.5) 3 Save on insurance and loans at Cashback Friends 0.787 ( 5.9/ 7.5) 8 AMEX, how well is it accepted these days? 0.786 ( 0.6/ 0.8) 3 need stock/shares record prog 0.766 ( 1.5/ 2.0) 3 egg anniversary offer 0.669 ( 2.4/ 3.6) 7 18866 compromised? 0.667 ( 17.8/ 26.7) 20 Halifax Mortgage, advice on a screw up 0.665 ( 0.8/ 1.1) 3 Money transfer, is it legal? 0.636 ( 2.7/ 4.3) 5 Savings/Investment advice appreciated 0.624 ( 1.2/ 1.9) 7 where to sell shares? 0.603 ( 2.7/ 4.6) 3 US LIBOR linked morgage ?Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject
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0.417 ( 3.8 / 9.1) 9 cards abroad 0.407 ( 8.4 / 20.7) 15 Death in service benefit vs life insurance 0.400 ( 2.8 / 6.9) 6 HELP! Pension? 0.396 ( 5.7 / 14.3) 14 IKEA to start charging 70p per transaction for using M/card / VISA credit card 0.391 ( 0.8 / 2.1) 4 EasyMoney.com credit card 0.380 ( 2.5 / 6.5) 11 PAYE issue 0.359 ( 0.6 / 1.6) 3 Import duty on spirits 0.313 ( 7.8 / 24.9) 19 Continuous charge authority on debit cards 0.303 ( 2.6 / 8.5) 10 An hilarious Natwest manoeuvre (NOT) 0.154 ( 0.6 / 4.0) 4 Egg Card DD charge, helpTop 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup
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186 uk.telecom 179 alt.consumers.uk-discounts.and.bargains 179 uk.telecom.mobile 36 uk.politics.economics 36 alt.politics.england.misc 36 uk.politics.misc 31 uk.legal 5 uk.business.accountancy 2 uk.finance.stockmarket 1 misc.invest.canadaTop 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address
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86 "Stefan -" 60 snipped-for-privacy@despammed.com 54 "Colin Reddish" (removespamblockandxandz) 51 "Steve Terry" 48 Timothy Lee 39 "Andy Pandy" 33 "Clueless2" 33 Wombat 30 "JethroUK" 28 Oliver