The Chirstmas Chart for uk.finance

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 21 Dec 2003 15:36:33 GMT and ending at

06 Jan 2004 00:41:03 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: 60 Articles: 148 (36 with cutlined signatures) Threads: 39 Volume generated: 275.0 kb - headers: 150.2 kb (2,603 lines) - bodies: 123.4 kb (3,432 lines) - original: 69.3 kb (2,041 lines) - signatures: 1.3 kb (95 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.562

Averages ======= Posts per poster: 2.5 median: 1.0 post mode: 1 post - 33 posters s: 3.6 posts Posts per thread: 3.8 median: 2 posts mode: 1 post - 19 threads s: 6.2 posts Message size: 1902.6 bytes - header: 1038.9 bytes (17.6 lines) - body: 853.6 bytes (23.2 lines) - original: 479.6 bytes (13.8 lines) - signature: 9.1 bytes (0.6 lines)

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

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20 39.4 ( 23.0/ 16.2/ 7.1) john boyle 17 36.4 ( 19.4/ 17.0/ 10.5) Ronald Raygun 9 9.7 ( 8.2/ 1.4/ 1.4) "A. Lancaster" 5 8.0 ( 4.7/ 3.3/ 2.8) snipped-for-privacy@mail.com 5 9.0 ( 5.8/ 2.9/ 0.6) Phil Deane 5 12.2 ( 5.7/ 6.6/ 3.2) "James W. West" 5 9.7 ( 5.1/ 4.6/ 1.1) Peter Saxton 4 6.2 ( 4.6/ 1.5/ 1.1) "Tim" 4 9.8 ( 3.7/ 6.1/ 1.4) Chris Blunt 4 6.9 ( 3.6/ 2.9/ 1.6) "Tumbleweed"

These posters accounted for 52.7% of all articles.

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

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39.4 ( 23.0/ 16.2/ 7.1) 20 john boyle 36.4 ( 19.4/ 17.0/ 10.5) 17 Ronald Raygun 12.2 ( 5.7/ 6.6/ 3.2) 5 "James W. West" 9.8 ( 3.7/ 6.1/ 1.4) 4 Chris Blunt 9.7 ( 5.1/ 4.6/ 1.1) 5 Peter Saxton 9.7 ( 8.2/ 1.4/ 1.4) 9 "A. Lancaster" 9.0 ( 5.8/ 2.9/ 0.6) 5 Phil Deane 8.1 ( 0.6/ 7.5/ 7.5) 1 LARSSONONEILL 8.0 ( 4.7/ 3.3/ 2.8) 5 snipped-for-privacy@mail.com 6.9 ( 3.6/ 2.9/ 1.6) 4 "Tumbleweed"

These posters accounted for 54.3% of the total volume.

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

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1.000 ( 1.4 / 1.4) 9 "A. Lancaster" 0.853 ( 2.8 / 3.3) 5 snipped-for-privacy@mail.com 0.615 ( 10.5 / 17.0) 17 Ronald Raygun 0.491 ( 3.2 / 6.6) 5 "James W. West" 0.441 ( 7.1 / 16.2) 20 john boyle 0.249 ( 1.1 / 4.6) 5 Peter Saxton 0.211 ( 0.6 / 2.9) 5 Phil Deane

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

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1.000 ( 1.4 / 1.4) 9 "A. Lancaster" 0.853 ( 2.8 / 3.3) 5 snipped-for-privacy@mail.com 0.615 ( 10.5 / 17.0) 17 Ronald Raygun 0.491 ( 3.2 / 6.6) 5 "James W. West" 0.441 ( 7.1 / 16.2) 20 john boyle 0.249 ( 1.1 / 4.6) 5 Peter Saxton 0.211 ( 0.6 / 2.9) 5 Phil Deane

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

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34 Utility Bills 16 Better interest rates outside the UK? 14 Mother's maiden name 12 Creditcard Introductory Cash. 6 Cheque Clearing 6 APR on PCP finance 6 Mortgage advice 4 Tax on Pensions for pensioners 4 Stockpicks for 2004 4 Lost PEP

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

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66.4 ( 39.7/ 26.2/ 11.5) 34 Utility Bills 29.0 ( 15.4/ 13.4/ 6.3) 16 Better interest rates outside the UK? 25.5 ( 12.2/ 13.2/ 5.2) 12 Creditcard Introductory Cash. 22.3 ( 13.5/ 8.4/ 5.0) 14 Mother's maiden name 15.6 ( 7.1/ 8.5/ 5.7) 6 Mortgage advice 15.2 ( 6.5/ 8.7/ 2.6) 6 Cheque Clearing 10.7 ( 5.9/ 4.8/ 2.9) 6 APR on PCP finance 8.1 ( 0.6/ 7.5/ 7.5) 1 THIS IS THE BEST MESSAGE YOU'LL EVER READ 7.1 ( 3.4/ 3.7/ 1.9) 4 Lost PEP 6.7 ( 3.8/ 2.9/ 1.6) 4 Tax on Pensions for pensioners

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

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0.675 ( 5.7/ 8.5) 6 Mortgage advice 0.628 ( 1.1/ 1.7) 3 Can I put these private items through my business? 0.596 ( 2.9/ 4.8) 6 APR on PCP finance 0.595 ( 5.0/ 8.4) 14 Mother's maiden name 0.548 ( 1.6/ 2.9) 4 Tax on Pensions for pensioners 0.518 ( 1.9/ 3.7) 4 Lost PEP 0.467 ( 6.3/ 13.4) 16 Better interest rates outside the UK? 0.448 ( 0.9/ 2.1) 4 Stockpicks for 2004 0.440 ( 11.5/ 26.2) 34 Utility Bills 0.415 ( 0.6/ 1.5) 3 pension scheme doubt

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

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0.595 ( 5.0 / 8.4) 14 Mother's maiden name 0.548 ( 1.6 / 2.9) 4 Tax on Pensions for pensioners 0.518 ( 1.9 / 3.7) 4 Lost PEP 0.467 ( 6.3 / 13.4) 16 Better interest rates outside the UK? 0.448 ( 0.9 / 2.1) 4 Stockpicks for 2004 0.440 ( 11.5 / 26.2) 34 Utility Bills 0.415 ( 0.6 / 1.5) 3 pension scheme doubt 0.397 ( 5.2 / 13.2) 12 Creditcard Introductory Cash. 0.335 ( 0.6 / 1.7) 3 UK bank account for cashing US$ cheques ? 0.296 ( 2.6 / 8.7) 6 Cheque Clearing

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

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6 alt.business.international 6 alt.make.money.fast 6 alt.makemoney 6 a.business.internet 6 business.misc 6 alt.business.home.pc 6 alt.business.home 6 alt.business.home-pc 6 alt.make.money 6 alt.business.ads

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

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66 "A. Lancaster" 7 snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com 2 Ronald Raygun 1 abracad 1 Dave 0 The 0 "Fred" 0 Kevingr 0 "Jon" 0 snipped-for-privacy@mail.com
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