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Summary of articles over a 7 day period.
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Analysis of posts to comp.os.linux.advocacy
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)
Total posts considered: 2,946 over 7 days
Earliest article: Sun Mar 16 02:30:04 2008
Latest article: Sun Mar 23 02:05:21 2008
Original articles: 410, replies: 2,536
Total size of posts: 9,627,371 bytes (9,401K) (9.18M)
Average 420 articles per day, 1.31 MB per day, 3,267 bytes per article
Total headers: 3,770 KB bodies: 5,631 KB
Body text - quoted: 1,915 KB, original: 2,211 KB = 53.59%, sigs: 1,490 KB
Total number of posters: 208, average 46,285 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 564, average 17,069 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 46
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Top 20 posters by number of articles
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1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 328
2: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 296
3: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 250
4: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 197
5: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... : 119
6: Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 114
7: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 103
8: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 95
9: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 95
10: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... : 75
11: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 68
12: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 64
13: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 62
14: "Ezekiel" <a@xxxxx>............................................ : 48
15: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>... : 45
16: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 45
17: Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................. : 36
18: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 33
19: Robin T Cox <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 32
20: Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 31
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Top 20 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 1759
2: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 1146
3: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 806
4: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 772
5: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 567
6: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... : 357
7: Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 255
8: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 224
9: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 206
10: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... : 187
11: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 179
12: "Ezekiel" <a@xxxxx>............................................ : 158
13: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 134
14: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>... : 131
15: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 118
16: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 112
17: Jim Richardson <warlock@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 106
18: Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................. : 92
19: The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....... : 88
20: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 86
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Top 20 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 93.06%
2: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 92.78%
3: George Orwell <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 87.76%
4: Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@xxxxxx>........................... : 82.40%
5: Johnny Rocket <sinister.midget@xxxxxxxxx>...................... : 80.93%
6: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>....................................... : 80.19%
7: wrat@xxxxxxxxx (the wharf rat)................................. : 76.26%
8: peterwn <peterwn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 70.11%
9: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 67.09%
10: thad05@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 62.09%
11: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 58.06%
12: Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>............................ : 57.74%
13: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 56.77%
14: RonB <ronb02noSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 56.76%
15: High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........ : 56.02%
16: "Bob Campbell" <bob@xxxxxxx>................................... : 55.35%
17: rjack <robjack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 52.30%
18: Robin T Cox <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 49.98%
19: "amicus_curious" <ACDC@xxxxxxx>................................ : 49.52%
20: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 49.15%
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Bottom 20 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Art Deco <erfc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 10.84%
2: "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.... : 17.67%
3: Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>......................................... : 17.99%
4: El Tux <nope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 19.06%
5: "dick blisters" <dickblisters@xxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 20.29%
6: Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 20.49%
7: cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>..................................... : 20.75%
8: Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 22.24%
9: Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................... : 22.56%
10: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 23.27%
11: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 24.16%
12: "chrisv" <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................... : 28.66%
13: JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 29.07%
14: Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 29.33%
15: Ignoramus30927 <ignoramus30927@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........... : 29.43%
16: Moshe Goldfarb <brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 29.55%
17: Philip <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 30.95%
18: Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 32.78%
19: The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....... : 32.79%
20: Charlie Wilkes <charlie_wilkes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............. : 33.58%
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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: Which is the best distro?...................................... : 195
2: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista.............. : 131
3: Studies on UI consistency...................................... : 117
4: 40% of computers are belong to our botnets..................... : 94
5: Nice look at past and current filesystems...................... : 82
6: OpenOffice 3.0 Reviewed........................................ : 68
7: Why won't you answer the question, Homer?...................... : 66
8: OLPC Project is Falling Apart...As Predicted................... : 65
9: Linux browser trends examined.................................. : 65
10: Arthur C. Clarke dead.......................................... : 60
11: cola nut sees a "mass migration" to Linux...................... : 51
12: Using AIDS to promote Linux products?.......................... : 51
13: Vista: when your time is free.................................. : 43
14: [News] Sister OS to Linux, OS-X Has Better TCO than Microsoft.. : 29
15: Good illustration of what good interface can do................ : 28
16: WARNING: Roy Schestowitz is spreading virusses on his website, : 28
17: [News] The "No Photoshop" Excuse Against Linux is Dead......... : 27
18: Even Mark Shuttleworth admits - "It would be reasonable to say : 26
19: [News] Microsoft Drops Support and Demonstrates Why Proprietary : 25
20: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Small in Japan, Tonight............... : 25
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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: Which is the best distro?...................................... : 625
2: Aus. PC World: No good reason to upgrade to Vista.............. : 350
3: Studies on UI consistency...................................... : 303
4: 40% of computers are belong to our botnets..................... : 253
5: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 19 : 250
6: OpenOffice 3.0 Reviewed........................................ : 215
7: Nice look at past and current filesystems...................... : 212
8: OLPC Project is Falling Apart...As Predicted................... : 182
9: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 16 : 172
10: Why won't you answer the question, Homer?...................... : 167
11: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 15 : 161
12: Linux browser trends examined.................................. : 159
13: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 20 : 155
14: Arthur C. Clarke dead.......................................... : 153
15: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 18 : 133
16: Using AIDS to promote Linux products?.......................... : 130
17: cola nut sees a "mass migration" to Linux...................... : 124
18: LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 17 : 105
19: Vista: when your time is free.................................. : 97
20: [News] Sister OS to Linux, OS-X Has Better TCO than Microsoft.. : 90
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Top 20 cross-posted groups
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1: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general......................... : 181
2: alt.os.windows-xp.............................................. : 154
3: comp.os.linux.misc............................................. : 87
4: 24hoursupport.helpdesk......................................... : 55
5: comp.sys.mac.advocacy.......................................... : 46
6: alt.os.linux.ubuntu............................................ : 41
7: gnu.misc.discuss............................................... : 25
8: alt.usenet.kooks............................................... : 25
9: alt.computer.security.......................................... : 20
10: alt.internet.search-engines.................................... : 18
11: alt.os.windows.xp.............................................. : 14
12: alt.2600....................................................... : 13
13: misc.int-property.............................................. : 11
14: nz.comp........................................................ : 10
15: rec.music.classical............................................ : 8
16: alt.fan.dragons................................................ : 8
17: rec.sport.pro-wrestling........................................ : 8
18: rec.arts.poems................................................. : 8
19: alt.comp.os.windows-xp......................................... : 6
20: alt.atheism.................................................... : 4
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Top 20 User Agents by poster
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1: G2............................................................. : 52
2: Outlook Express................................................ : 20
3: Unknown........................................................ : 19
4: KNode.......................................................... : 19
5: slrn........................................................... : 17
6: Pan............................................................ : 16
7: Forte Agent.................................................... : 8
8: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows.................................. : 5
9: Gnus........................................................... : 4
10: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000.......................... : 4
11: Mozilla........................................................ : 4
12: 40tude_Dialog.................................................. : 4
13: tin............................................................ : 4
14: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11...................................... : 3
15: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480.......................... : 3
16: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606.......................... : 3
17: Icedove 1.5.0.14pre (X11....................................... : 2
18: MicroPlanet-Gravity............................................ : 2
19: nn............................................................. : 2
20: TkNews 2.0..................................................... : 1
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Top 20 User Agents by number of posts
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1: KNode..................................................... : 722 (25%)
2: 40tude_Dialog............................................. : 346 (12%)
3: slrn...................................................... : 315 (11%)
4: Microsoft Entourage....................................... : 250 ( 8%)
5: Outlook Express........................................... : 227 ( 8%)
6: Gnus...................................................... : 200 ( 7%)
7: Pan....................................................... : 187 ( 6%)
8: G2........................................................ : 131 ( 4%)
9: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11................................. : 97 ( 3%)
10: MT-NewsWatcher............................................ : 95 ( 3%)
11: Forte Agent............................................... : 68 ( 2%)
12: tin....................................................... : 55 ( 2%)
13: unknown................................................... : 51 ( 2%)
14: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows............................. : 31 ( 1%)
15: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14pre (X11.............................. : 29 ( 1%)
16: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480..................... : 28 ( 1%)
17: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000..................... : 26 ( 1%)
18: Mozilla................................................... : 25 ( 1%)
19: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606..................... : 11 ( 0%)
20: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11.................................. : 9 ( 0%)
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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 915
2: -0400.......................................................... : 651
3: -0700.......................................................... : 418
4: +0100.......................................................... : 386
5: -0500.......................................................... : 273
6: -0700 (PDT).................................................... : 131
7: +1100.......................................................... : 95
8: -0600.......................................................... : 36
9: +0100 (CET).................................................... : 18
10: -0800.......................................................... : 7
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Summary of articles over a 30 day period.
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