Statistics for uk.finance for week ending Sun Sep 26 09:02:45 2004

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 19 Sep 2004 08:32:07 GMT and ending at

26 Sep 2004 07:41:25 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: 123 Articles: 404 (66 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 62 Volume generated: 715.5 kb - headers: 352.3 kb (6,614 lines) - bodies: 358.6 kb (9,656 lines) - original: 180.6 kb (5,439 lines) - signatures: 4.2 kb (192 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.504

Averages ======= Posts per poster: 3.3 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 60 posters s: 5.3 posts Posts per thread: 6.5 median: 4.0 posts mode: 2 posts - 15 threads s: 8.3 posts Message size: 1813.6 bytes - header: 892.8 bytes (16.4 lines) - body: 909.0 bytes (23.9 lines) - original: 457.8 bytes (13.5 lines) - signature: 10.7 bytes (0.5 lines)

Top 10 Posters by Number of Posts ================================ (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address

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42 84.1 ( 46.0/ 38.1/ 19.1) "Tim" 21 23.0 ( 12.8/ 10.1/ 4.3) Jonathan Bryce 15 20.5 ( 9.6/ 10.9/ 6.1) snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk 14 40.6 ( 16.9/ 23.7/ 10.1) "Andy Pandy" 11 18.0 ( 6.7/ 10.2/ 4.4) "Tumbleweed" 10 18.7 ( 8.6/ 10.1/ 6.6) Zac Beeston 10 24.3 ( 12.5/ 11.8/ 5.6) "JethroUK" 9 18.1 ( 9.6/ 8.5/ 3.6) Ronald Raygun 9 13.8 ( 7.2/ 6.2/ 2.9) Timothy Lee 8 12.1 ( 8.3/ 3.8/ 1.6) john boyle

These posters accounted for 36.9% of all articles.

Top 10 Posters by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address

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84.1 ( 46.0/ 38.1/ 19.1) 42 "Tim" 40.6 ( 16.9/ 23.7/ 10.1) 14 "Andy Pandy" 24.3 ( 12.5/ 11.8/ 5.6) 10 "JethroUK" 23.0 ( 12.8/ 10.1/ 4.3) 21 Jonathan Bryce 20.5 ( 9.6/ 10.9/ 6.1) 15 snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk 18.7 ( 8.6/ 10.1/ 6.6) 10 Zac Beeston 18.1 ( 9.6/ 8.5/ 3.6) 9 Ronald Raygun 18.0 ( 6.7/ 10.2/ 4.4) 11 "Tumbleweed" 16.5 ( 8.0/ 8.5/ 4.1) 8 "Ben" 13.8 ( 7.2/ 6.2/ 2.9) 9 Timothy Lee

These posters accounted for 38.8% of the total volume.

Top 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.934 ( 1.9 / 2.0) 6 "Robin Graham" 0.761 ( 3.0 / 4.0) 6 A Dodger 0.673 ( 2.2 / 3.3) 6 snipped-for-privacy@junk.com 0.648 ( 6.6 / 10.1) 10 Zac Beeston 0.633 ( 2.9 / 4.5) 6 "Mark Hamptons" 0.622 ( 2.6 / 4.2) 8 "Adrian Boliston" 0.595 ( 1.7 / 2.8) 5 "Steve" 0.560 ( 6.1 / 10.9) 15 snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk 0.549 ( 3.5 / 6.5) 6 GSV Three Minds in a Can 0.506 ( 3.3 / 6.5) 6 Fred Bloggs

Bottom 10 Posters by OCR (minimum of five posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Address

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0.428 ( 10.1 / 23.7) 14 "Andy Pandy" 0.428 ( 4.3 / 10.1) 21 Jonathan Bryce 0.424 ( 1.6 / 3.8) 8 john boyle 0.424 ( 3.6 / 8.5) 9 Ronald Raygun 0.413 ( 2.4 / 5.9) 7 "Alex" 0.386 ( 1.5 / 4.0) 6 "Marcus Collie" 0.381 ( 3.1 / 8.1) 6 "Eric Jones" 0.326 ( 1.3 / 4.1) 6 nervous 0.240 ( 1.3 / 5.3) 5 Mike Mitchell 0.148 ( 0.9 / 5.8) 5 curiosity

Top 10 Threads by Number of Posts ================================ Posts Subject

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35 childrens tax credit 2002/3 28 ING vs Nationwide e-savings 26 Why is council tax so high? 20 PAYPAL SCAM 18 Avoiding inheritance tax 16 Ccan't/don't pay council tax - Help? 14 Sending money to another UK bank. 13 Paying HSBC cheque into HSBC account 12 Money Laundering Regs - "two pieces of ID" 11 Cheap Dollars

Top 10 Threads by Volume ======================= (kb) (kb) (kb) (kb) Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject

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92.1 ( 42.5/ 49.4/ 23.6) 35 childrens tax credit 2002/3 49.5 ( 26.9/ 22.2/ 13.1) 26 Why is council tax so high? 46.1 ( 24.1/ 21.8/ 7.8) 28 ING vs Nationwide e-savings 35.6 ( 16.5/ 19.0/ 9.5) 18 Avoiding inheritance tax 32.8 ( 14.6/ 18.1/ 7.1) 16 Ccan't/don't pay council tax - Help? 28.3 ( 15.6/ 12.7/ 5.5) 20 PAYPAL SCAM 22.0 ( 8.5/ 13.0/ 6.8) 12 Money Laundering Regs - "two pieces of ID" 21.9 ( 10.1/ 11.5/ 4.6) 14 Sending money to another UK bank. 21.7 ( 11.3/ 10.0/ 5.4) 10 Can't get Haliax Online Banking website 21.6 ( 11.3/ 10.1/ 4.0) 13 Paying HSBC cheque into HSBC account

Top 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ============================================= (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.742 ( 3.6/ 4.8) 7 Can 'anyone' get a Self-Certify mortgage? 0.661 ( 3.6/ 5.4) 11 Can I be taxed on receiving a gift? 0.645 ( 1.2/ 1.8) 4 Help with opening a bank account 0.631 ( 2.8/ 4.4) 9 Change in credit rating - pricing for risk 0.630 ( 1.3/ 2.0) 3 Tax credit and pensions 0.626 ( 1.0/ 1.7) 4 Golden Sun Holidays---bust? 0.609 ( 0.7/ 1.1) 4 CCJ or court summons...different? 0.603 ( 3.0/ 5.0) 3 Business banking ethics 0.601 ( 0.9/ 1.5) 5 Saga shares? 0.592 ( 13.1/ 22.2) 26 Why is council tax so high?

Bottom 10 Threads by OCR (minimum of three posts) ================================================ (kb) (kb) OCR orig / body Posts Subject

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0.420 ( 1.7 / 4.0) 4 newbie question 0.400 ( 4.0 / 10.1) 13 Paying HSBC cheque into HSBC account 0.400 ( 2.5 / 6.3) 8 Chip and Pin - More secure for who? 0.397 ( 3.2 / 8.0) 9 Spanish mortgage from UK 0.397 ( 2.0 / 5.0) 8 foreign currency 0.396 ( 4.6 / 11.5) 14 Sending money to another UK bank. 0.395 ( 7.1 / 18.1) 16 Ccan't/don't pay council tax - Help? 0.364 ( 2.3 / 6.4) 5 Can someone please explain bridging loans 0.364 ( 1.0 / 2.9) 4 Debt Collection Agency 0.356 ( 7.8 / 21.8) 28 ING vs Nationwide e-savings

Top 10 Targets for Crossposts ============================ Articles Newsgroup

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14 alt.consumers.uk-discounts.and.bargains 10 uk.legal 9 uk.telecom.broadband 3 aus.invest 2 misc.invest.canada 2 japan.finance.invest 2 misc.invest.mutual-funds 2 misc.invest.futures 2 misc.invest.forex 2 misc.invest.technical

Top 10 Crossposters ================== Articles Address

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8 GoldTrade 5 "Lo Salt" 5 snipped-for-privacy@rediffmail.com 3 Dave J 2 Alex Lehtonen 2 Peter 2 john boyle 2 Jim Ley 2 Timothy Lee 2 pete devlin
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