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Analysis of posts to alt.os.linux.mandriva by Robert Marshall
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)
Total posts considered: 241 over 7 days
Earliest article: Fri Apr 24 21:25:07 2009
Latest article: Fri May 1 21:02:03 2009
Original articles: 39, replies: 202
Total size of posts: 578,017 bytes (564K) (0.55M)
Average 34 articles per day, 0.08 MB per day, 2,398 bytes per article
Total headers: 292 KB bodies: 271 KB
Body text - quoted: 113 KB, original: 142 KB = 55.70%, sigs: 14 KB
Total number of posters: 68, average 8,500 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 54, average 10,704 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 21
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Top 20 posters by number of articles
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1: Bit Twister <BitTwister DeleteThis @mouse-potato.com>...................... : 26
2: Doug Laidlaw <doug DeleteThis @dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 16
3: Adam <adam DeleteThis @address.invalid>.................................... : 12
4: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>............... : 11
5: Aragorn <aragorn DeleteThis @chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 11
6: "Peter D." <psd DeleteThis @live.home.invalid>............................. : 10
7: Maurice Batey <maurice DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 9
8: none <""office"@(none)">...................................... : 9
9: jjim <jimactivist DeleteThis @nospam.com>.................................. : 9
10: Thomas Zahr <usenet DeleteThis @zahr-mail.de>.............................. : 8
11: Reg/Linux <uraelf DeleteThis @shaw.ca>..................................... : 7
12: Alan Secker <alan DeleteThis @asandco.co.uk>............................... : 6
13: sid <sidshouse DeleteThis @thecrap.blueyonder.co.uk>....................... : 5
14: Keith <me DeleteThis @privacy.net>......................................... : 5
15: Keith Lee <klee DeleteThis @nowhere.net>................................... : 5
16: "Mike Easter" <MikeE DeleteThis @ster.invalid>............................. : 5
17: rousseau <invalid DeleteThis @invalid.invalid>............................. : 5
18: ibuprofin DeleteThis @painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 5
19: TJ <TJ DeleteThis @invalid.invalid>........................................ : 4
20: Jim Beard <jdbeard DeleteThis @patriot.net>................................ : 4
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Top 20 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: Bit Twister <BitTwister DeleteThis @mouse-potato.com>...................... : 51
2: Adam <adam DeleteThis @address.invalid>.................................... : 49
3: ibuprofin DeleteThis @painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 45
4: Aragorn <aragorn DeleteThis @chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 33
5: Doug Laidlaw <doug DeleteThis @dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 32
6: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>............... : 24
7: "Peter D." <psd DeleteThis @live.home.invalid>............................. : 21
8: jjim <jimactivist DeleteThis @nospam.com>.................................. : 20
9: none <""office"@(none)">...................................... : 16
10: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet DeleteThis @capuchin.co.uk>............ : 14
11: Maurice Batey <maurice DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 14
12: Alan Secker <alan DeleteThis @asandco.co.uk>............................... : 13
13: Reg/Linux <uraelf DeleteThis @shaw.ca>..................................... : 12
14: rousseau <invalid DeleteThis @invalid.invalid>............................. : 11
15: Jim Beard <jdbeard DeleteThis @patriot.net>................................ : 11
16: TJ <TJ DeleteThis @invalid.invalid>........................................ : 10
17: Thomas Zahr <usenet DeleteThis @zahr-mail.de>.............................. : 10
18: "Mike Easter" <MikeE DeleteThis @ster.invalid>............................. : 10
19: Keith Lee <klee DeleteThis @nowhere.net>................................... : 8
20: Bill Poletti <no.steenkn.spam DeleteThis @my.addy.com>..................... : 7
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Top 17 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Keith Lee <klee DeleteThis @nowhere.net>................................... : 85.15%
2: Maurice Batey <maurice DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 74.37%
3: Keith <me DeleteThis @privacy.net>......................................... : 68.21%
4: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>............... : 67.73%
5: Aragorn <aragorn DeleteThis @chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 65.44%
6: Bit Twister <BitTwister DeleteThis @mouse-potato.com>...................... : 63.66%
7: Thomas Zahr <usenet DeleteThis @zahr-mail.de>.............................. : 61.33%
8: "Mike Easter" <MikeE DeleteThis @ster.invalid>............................. : 61.23%
9: ibuprofin DeleteThis @painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 58.46%
10: Doug Laidlaw <doug DeleteThis @dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 50.51%
11: jjim <jimactivist DeleteThis @nospam.com>.................................. : 45.65%
12: Adam <adam DeleteThis @address.invalid>.................................... : 45.24%
13: "Peter D." <psd DeleteThis @live.home.invalid>............................. : 44.21%
14: Reg/Linux <uraelf DeleteThis @shaw.ca>..................................... : 42.26%
15: sid <sidshouse DeleteThis @thecrap.blueyonder.co.uk>....................... : 41.76%
16: Alan Secker <alan DeleteThis @asandco.co.uk>............................... : 41.15%
17: none <""office"@(none)">...................................... : 37.73%
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Bottom 17 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: rousseau <invalid DeleteThis @invalid.invalid>............................. : 32.62%
2: none <""office"@(none)">...................................... : 37.73%
3: Alan Secker <alan DeleteThis @asandco.co.uk>............................... : 41.15%
4: sid <sidshouse DeleteThis @thecrap.blueyonder.co.uk>....................... : 41.76%
5: Reg/Linux <uraelf DeleteThis @shaw.ca>..................................... : 42.26%
6: "Peter D." <psd DeleteThis @live.home.invalid>............................. : 44.21%
7: Adam <adam DeleteThis @address.invalid>.................................... : 45.24%
8: jjim <jimactivist DeleteThis @nospam.com>.................................. : 45.65%
9: Doug Laidlaw <doug DeleteThis @dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 50.51%
10: ibuprofin DeleteThis @painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 58.46%
11: "Mike Easter" <MikeE DeleteThis @ster.invalid>............................. : 61.23%
12: Thomas Zahr <usenet DeleteThis @zahr-mail.de>.............................. : 61.33%
13: Bit Twister <BitTwister DeleteThis @mouse-potato.com>...................... : 63.66%
14: Aragorn <aragorn DeleteThis @chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 65.44%
15: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>............... : 67.73%
16: Keith <me DeleteThis @privacy.net>......................................... : 68.21%
17: Maurice Batey <maurice DeleteThis @nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 74.37%
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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: 2009.1......................................................... : 12
2: FYI: 2009.1 starting to show up on the mirrors................. : 12
3: Dolphin annoyances............................................. : 11
4: sudo, msec, etc................................................ : 11
5: pgp questions????.............................................. : 10
6: how do i set up a challenge question to all email?............. : 9
7: MSEC changes files............................................. : 9
8: ++ unable to import pubkey file of "Main" ++................... : 9
9: HTML checker................................................... : 8
10: Looking for a new keyboard..................................... : 8
11: Two problems with Kontact...................................... : 8
12: Defragmentation................................................ : 7
13: MD5SUM puzzle.................................................. : 7
14: Using BitTorrent............................................... : 7
15: FYI: VirtualBox 2.2.2 is out................................... : 7
16: 2009 Spring available.......................................... : 7
17: Full disk encryption?.......................................... : 6
18: "Out of Range" error........................................... : 6
19: xsane and mandriva............................................. : 5
20: Missing Title Bars............................................. : 5
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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: sudo, msec, etc................................................ : 80
2: 2009.1......................................................... : 29
3: FYI: 2009.1 starting to show up on the mirrors................. : 26
4: Dolphin annoyances............................................. : 25
5: Looking for a new keyboard..................................... : 22
6: pgp questions????.............................................. : 21
7: MSEC changes files............................................. : 18
8: Two problems with Kontact...................................... : 18
9: HTML checker................................................... : 18
10: ++ unable to import pubkey file of "Main" ++................... : 17
11: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 17
12: how do i set up a challenge question to all email?............. : 17
13: Defragmentation................................................ : 16
14: 2009 Spring available.......................................... : 13
15: Using BitTorrent............................................... : 13
16: MD5SUM puzzle.................................................. : 12
17: "Out of Range" error........................................... : 12
18: fallback CJK fonts for jre..................................... : 11
19: FYI: VirtualBox 2.2.2 is out................................... : 11
20: xsane and mandriva............................................. : 10
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Top 3 cross-posted groups
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1: comp.os.linux.hardware......................................... : 7
2: alt.os.linux.mandrake.......................................... : 4
3: uk.comp.os.linux............................................... : 1
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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: KNode.......................................................... : 19
2: Pan............................................................ : 12
3: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11...................................... : 7
4: slrn........................................................... : 5
5: Mozilla........................................................ : 4
6: Unknown........................................................ : 4
7: G2............................................................. : 3
8: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11...................................... : 1
9: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11...................................... : 1
10: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000.......................... : 1
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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: KNode..................................................... : 75 (31%)
2: Pan....................................................... : 44 (18%)
3: slrn...................................................... : 39 (16%)
4: Mozilla................................................... : 23 (10%)
5: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11................................. : 19 ( 8%)
6: Opera Mail................................................ : 11 ( 5%)
7: G2........................................................ : 5 ( 2%)
8: Outlook Express........................................... : 5 ( 2%)
9: unknown................................................... : 4 ( 2%)
10: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows............................. : 3 ( 1%)
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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 58
2: +0100.......................................................... : 35
3: -0400.......................................................... : 32
4: -0500.......................................................... : 28
5: +1000.......................................................... : 27
6: +0200.......................................................... : 25
7: -0700.......................................................... : 11
8: -0300.......................................................... : 10
9: -0600.......................................................... : 8
10: -0700 (PDT).................................................... : 5
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