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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: 2,685 over 7 days
Earliest article: Sun Jan 25 03:00:21 2009
Latest article: Sun Feb 1 02:50:25 2009
Original articles: 433, replies: 2,252
Total size of posts: 9,108,451 bytes (8,894K) (8.69M)
Average 383 articles per day, 1.24 MB per day, 3,392 bytes per article
Total headers: 3,575 KB bodies: 5,319 KB
Body text - quoted: 1,674 KB, original: 2,264 KB = 57.49%, sigs: 1,367 KB
Total number of posters: 146, average 62,386 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 583, average 15,623 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>................... : 377
2: Snit <csma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 291
3: Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 144
4: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 98
5: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 92
6: Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 91
7: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 91
8: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 80
9: "amicus_curious" <ACDC@xxxxxxx>................................ : 67
10: Sermo Malifer <sermomalifer@xxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 62
11: Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 60
12: Steve Carroll <fretwizz@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 56
13: High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........ : 54
14: Don Zeigler <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 53
15: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx>...... : 53
16: George Barca <georgebarca1981@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 50
17: The Lost Packet <jmthelostpacket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............... : 50
18: Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@xxxxxxxx>................................. : 47
19: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 46
20: Sinister Midget <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>........................ : 44
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Top 20 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 1830
2: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 912
3: Snit <csma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 794
4: Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 349
5: High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........ : 286
6: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 261
7: "amicus_curious" <ACDC@xxxxxxx>................................ : 228
8: Steve Carroll <fretwizz@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 218
9: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 206
10: "DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx>........................................ : 177
11: chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 162
12: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx>...... : 160
13: Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 144
14: Sermo Malifer <sermomalifer@xxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 143
15: The Lost Packet <jmthelostpacket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............... : 129
16: George Barca <georgebarca1981@xxxxxxxxx>....................... : 129
17: Sinister Midget <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>........................ : 128
18: Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 122
19: JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 106
20: Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@xxxxxxxx>................................. : 105
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Top 20 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 98.47%
2: Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 94.49%
3: Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@xxxxxx>........................... : 94.30%
4: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................... : 93.24%
5: Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx>............................ : 88.98%
6: "RichL" <rpleavitt@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 83.84%
7: RayLopez99 <raylopez88@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 79.27%
8: Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 77.89%
9: Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 74.82%
10: Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@xxxxxxxx>................................. : 71.47%
11: "Bill Bonde { No matter what happens, it's caused by global war : 67.94%
12: High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........ : 63.40%
13: Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 55.27%
14: Don Zeigler <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 54.91%
15: 7 <website_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 54.85%
16: "Ezekiel" <zeke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 52.98%
17: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 51.48%
18: George Kettleborough <g.kettleborough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.......... : 51.45%
19: Sinister Midget <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx>........................ : 50.49%
20: Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................. : 50.46%
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Bottom 20 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Steve Mackay <steve_mackay@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 3.82%
2: "dr. Baf" <slazar19@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 5.07%
3: "Edward Stanfield" <127.0.0.1@xxxxxxx>......................... : 6.16%
4: "ThunderCleats" <1@xxxxx>...................................... : 6.37%
5: Steve Mackay <mackay.steve@xxxxxxx>............................ : 10.96%
6: "Rhino Plastee" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 11.85%
7: caver1 <caver1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>................................... : 12.75%
8: Jerry McBride <jmcbride@xxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 16.78%
9: Tony Manco <trmanco-usenet@xxxxxxx>............................ : 16.88%
10: "Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. : 17.96%
11: ml2mst <ml2mst@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 21.07%
12: Sermo Malifer <sermomalifer@xxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 22.06%
13: William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 23.73%
14: Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 23.80%
15: Presidental Web server <Presidential@xxxxxxxxxx>............... : 24.12%
16: Wally <Wally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 24.57%
17: Peter =?UTF-8?B?S8O2aGxtYW5u?= <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx>...... : 26.59%
18: Chance Furlong <T-Bone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 26.99%
19: Rockinghorse Winner <rockinghorse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>................ : 27.03%
20: alt <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................... : 28.49%
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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: Microsoft needs a help strategy................................ : 195
2: Customers and retailers don't want Linux on netbooks........... : 107
3: Please name a cross-platform FOSS app that is failing.......... : 99
4: TALKING POINTS Microsoft Memo (Comes Antitrust)................ : 79
5: Hey d00FuS: here's that screen shot............................ : 72
6: Windows 7 .... incomplete and inconsistent..................... : 68
7: 'Vista Capable' case could cost Microsoft $8.5B................ : 54
8: NY Times article on how Linux destroys business models......... : 54
9: Eagle Mode..................................................... : 51
10: O'Gara fuds up the SCO case ................................... : 45
11: Cross Post..................................................... : 43
12: Microsoft shares hit an 11-year low............................ : 41
13: OT:Snit - Public Service Announcement #3....................... : 40
14: OT: Snit - Public Service Announcement #5...................... : 40
15: Bill Gates predicts the future ................................ : 34
16: Regarding Steve Carroll's overdue reverse Enema................ : 33
17: Microsoft's advice to the Obama administration ................ : 29
18: Ping Peter =?ISO-8859-1?B?S/ZobG1hbm4=?= - You Were Right...... : 27
19: MS lying again about IE security............................... : 27
20: Ping Peter Köhlmann - You Were Right........................... : 26
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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: LONG [News Digest] Mark Kent Linux News Digest for the 24hrs... : 909
2: Microsoft needs a help strategy................................ : 617
3: Customers and retailers don't want Linux on netbooks........... : 296
4: Please name a cross-platform FOSS app that is failing.......... : 249
5: TALKING POINTS Microsoft Memo (Comes Antitrust)................ : 238
6: Windows 7 .... incomplete and inconsistent..................... : 217
7: 'Vista Capable' case could cost Microsoft $8.5B................ : 186
8: Hey d00FuS: here's that screen shot............................ : 160
9: NY Times article on how Linux destroys business models......... : 138
10: Cross Post..................................................... : 137
11: Eagle Mode..................................................... : 129
12: O'Gara fuds up the SCO case ................................... : 116
13: OT: Snit - Public Service Announcement #5...................... : 112
14: Bill Gates predicts the future ................................ : 99
15: Microsoft shares hit an 11-year low............................ : 93
16: Ping Peter Köhlmann - You Were Right........................... : 90
17: OT:Snit - Public Service Announcement #3....................... : 85
18: Regarding Steve Carroll's overdue reverse Enema................ : 82
19: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A_Ping_Peter_K=F6hlmann_=2D_You_Were_Right?= : 82
20: OT:Snit - Public Service Announcement #1....................... : 80
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Top 20 cross-posted groups
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1: comp.sys.mac.advocacy.......................................... : 354
2: misc.int-property.............................................. : 217
3: gnu.misc.discuss............................................... : 217
4: alt.guitar.amps................................................ : 175
5: rec.music.beatles.............................................. : 171
6: alt.vacation.las-vegas......................................... : 136
7: alt.os.linux.ubuntu............................................ : 66
8: comp.os.linux.development.apps................................. : 53
9: comp.os.linux.misc............................................. : 47
10: 24hoursupport.helpdesk......................................... : 15
11: alt.2600....................................................... : 13
12: microsoft.public.security.homeusers............................ : 13
13: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general............................. : 10
14: alt.politics................................................... : 10
15: comp.sys.mac.system............................................ : 3
16: macromedia.dreamweaver......................................... : 1
17: alt.os.windows-xp.............................................. : 1
18: rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy................................ : 1
19: alt.comp.freeware.............................................. : 1
20: rec.motorcycles................................................ : 1
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Top 20 User Agents by poster
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1: G2............................................................. : 23
2: Outlook Express................................................ : 14
3: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows.................................. : 12
4: slrn........................................................... : 12
5: Unknown........................................................ : 11
6: KNode.......................................................... : 11
7: Pan............................................................ : 8
8: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11...................................... : 8
9: MT-NewsWatcher................................................. : 6
10: Gnus........................................................... : 4
11: Forte Agent.................................................... : 3
12: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Macintosh................................ : 3
13: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000.......................... : 2
14: Opera Mail..................................................... : 2
15: Mozilla........................................................ : 2
16: Xnews.......................................................... : 2
17: 40tude_Dialog.................................................. : 2
18: MicroPlanet-Gravity............................................ : 2
19: XPN............................................................ : 2
20: nn............................................................. : 2
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Top 20 User Agents by number of posts
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1: KNode..................................................... : 548 (20%)
2: Microsoft Entourage....................................... : 310 (12%)
3: slrn...................................................... : 288 (11%)
4: Outlook Express........................................... : 202 ( 8%)
5: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11................................. : 147 ( 5%)
6: G2........................................................ : 134 ( 5%)
7: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows............................. : 131 ( 5%)
8: Forte Agent............................................... : 129 ( 5%)
9: Mozilla................................................... : 101 ( 4%)
10: GNU Emacs 23.0.60.11 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12 : 98 ( 4%)
11: BlackBerry8330............................................ : 91 ( 3%)
12: Opera Mail................................................ : 83 ( 3%)
13: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000..................... : 69 ( 3%)
14: unknown................................................... : 60 ( 2%)
15: 40tude_Dialog............................................. : 47 ( 2%)
16: MT-NewsWatcher............................................ : 47 ( 2%)
17: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Windows............................. : 44 ( 2%)
18: XPN....................................................... : 43 ( 2%)
19: Gnus...................................................... : 34 ( 1%)
20: Pan....................................................... : 34 ( 1%)
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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 787
2: -0500.......................................................... : 592
3: -0700.......................................................... : 400
4: -0600.......................................................... : 377
5: +0100.......................................................... : 256
6: -0800 (PST).................................................... : 134
7: -0800.......................................................... : 85
8: +1100.......................................................... : 34
9: +0900.......................................................... : 19
10: -0700 (MST).................................................... : 1
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Summary of articles over a 30 day period.
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Turquoise SuperStat 2.2 * Message area statistics
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(c) Copyright 1998-2005 Peter Karlsson
This report covers 10943 messages written between 01/02/09 00:00:40 and 02/01/09 16:05:09
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Blacklist of quoters (of people who have written at least three messages)
Place Name Msgs Ratio
1. relic <relic2@xxxxxxx> 4 95.52%
2. dr. Baf <slazar19@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 19 95.01%
3. ThunderCleats <1@xxxxx> 14 93.73%
4. Edward Stanfield <127.0.0.1@xxxxxxx> 32 92.41%
5. ah <splifingate@xxxxxxxxx> 6 90.96%
6. chisv <chrisv.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 46 90.64%
7. caver1 <caver1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 7 89.06%
8. Steve Mackay <mackay.steve@xxxxxxx> 55 87.41%
9. humuhumunukunukuapuaa <hummer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4 87.10%
10. Erik Jan <Erik@xxxxxxxxx> 3 86.09%
11. Norman Peelman <npeelman@xxxxxxxxxx> 14 85.13%
12. Tim Adams <teadams$2$0$0$3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 16 85.10%
13. Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@xxxxxxxxxxx 141 84.88%
14. Alan Baker <alangbaker@xxxxxxxxx> 20 84.18%
15. Kali <kali@xxxxxxxxx> 4 83.62%
16. Steve de Mena <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 9 82.85%
17. bugbuster <bugbuster@xxxxxxxxxxx> 6 82.16%
18. MuahMan <muahman@xxxxxxxxx> 6 81.92%
19. OK <otto@xxxxxxxxx> 3 80.74%
20. Keyser Söze <nonexistant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6 80.19%
21. jellybean stonerfish <stonerfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3 79.89%
22. Tony Manco <trmanco-usenet@xxxxxxx> 53 79.44%
23. ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> 44 79.42%
24. Gordon <gordonbparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 7 79.24%
25. Rhino Plastee <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> 19 78.20%
26. Non scrivetemi <nonscrivetemi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4 78.14%
27. Sermo Malifer <sermomalifer@xxxxxxxxxxx> 134 77.38%
28. weedhopper <WHopper@xxxxxxx> 6 77.11%
29. John \"C\" <honestjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4 77.06%
30. Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx> 3 76.99%
31. William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 171 76.40%
32. rm9511@xxxxxxxxx 4 76.02%
33. Presidental Web server <Presidential@xxxxxxxxxx> 26 75.87%
34. The Natural Philosopher <a@xxx> 6 75.58%
35. Mr. Strat <rag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3 75.57%
36. Måns Rullgård <mans@xxxxxxxxx> 3 75.41%
37. Philip <none@xxxxxxxxxx> 8 75.36%
38. D.F. Manno <dfmanno@xxxxxxxx> 3 74.97%
39. ml2mst <ml2mst@xxxxxxxxx> 59 74.42%
40. flaunting bum bandit <not.in.my.end.you.aint@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 7 74.10%
41. AZ Nomad <aznomad.3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 27 73.52%
42. Randy MacPherson <rmcp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4 73.52%
43. Tim Streater <timstreater@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 7 73.40%
44. Chance Furlong <T-Bone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 31 73.22%
45. Wally <Wally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 112 72.21%
46. Crap Detector <detector@xxxxxxx> 5 72.18%
47. Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5 71.51%
48. nrballard@xxxxxxxxx 5 71.02%
49. Sonnova <sonnova@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 36 70.65%
50. unionpenny@xxxxxxxxx 9 70.16%
A total of 21723295 bytes were written (message bodies only), of which 11972450, or 55.11%, were quotes.
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Toplist of writers
Place Name Msgs Bytes Quoted
1. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 1304 4417408 8.8%
2. Snit <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 772 1355299 28.8%
3. Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> 681 1025983 27.8%
4. Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 616 635882 55.2%
5. DFS <nospam@xxxxxxxx> 406 335674 49.1%
6. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 346 272146 3.8%
7. chrisv <chrisv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 317 174374 55.1%
8. Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 283 383422 35.3%
9. Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxx> 273 402990 65.9%
10. Ezekiel <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 265 434329 57.9%
11. Don Zeigler <sitting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 264 88709 31.3%
12. JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 224 404672 58.1%
13. RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx> 224 184702 37.3%
14. 7 <web_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 217 293572 41.8%
15. High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@xxxxxxxxxxx 196 799569 23.7%
16. Clogwog <BWAHAHAHAAA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 189 316688 63.6%
17. The Lost Packet <jmthelostpacket@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 182 378347 45.7%
18. Sinister Midget <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> 179 231280 45.9%
19. William Poaster <wp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 171 237151 76.4%
20. amicus_curious <ACDC@xxxxxxx> 155 257407 53.1%
21. Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 155 183539 66.7%
22. Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@hot 141 173399 84.9%
23. Sermo Malifer <sermomalifer@xxxxxxxxxxx> 134 148738 77.4%
24. Steve Carroll <fretwizz@xxxxxxxxxxx> 121 313596 64.9%
25. Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> 114 308578 20.8%
26. ZnU <znu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 114 255666 57.9%
27. Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 113 180575 54.8%
28. Wally <Wally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 112 327660 72.2%
29. George Barca <georgebarca1981@xxxxxxxxx> 112 153063 53.5%
30. Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 101 87439 33.4%
31. Matt <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 97 125364 63.3%
32. John <squatters.rights@xxxxxxxxx> 82 100461 59.1%
33. nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 67 96727 42.6%
34. Andrew Halliwell <spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 64 63573 69.2%
35. ml2mst <ml2mst@xxxxxxxxx> 59 81907 74.4%
36. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> 57 300682 15.3%
37. Steve Mackay <mackay.steve@xxxxxxx> 55 170136 87.4%
38. Tony Manco <trmanco-usenet@xxxxxxx> 53 47607 79.4%
39. Gary M. Stewart <gmstewart1953@xxxxxxxxx> 52 51088 59.7%
40. Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@xxxxxxxx> 52 36124 26.6%
41. Lusotec <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx> 50 41776 47.8%
42. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 48 3467141 8.6%
43. chisv <chrisv.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 46 79077 90.6%
44. ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> 44 49013 79.4%
45. Terry's Web Server <Terrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 43 33916 66.8%
46. Rjack <user@xxxxxxxxxxx> 42 57741 57.6%
47. cc <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> 40 33780 69.0%
48. Sonnova <sonnova@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 36 65060 70.6%
49. Edward Stanfield <127.0.0.1@xxxxxxx> 32 53194 92.4%
50. Mart van de Wege <mvdwege_public@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 32 32962 65.6%
A total of 385 people were identified.
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Toplist of original content per message (of people who have written at least three messages)
Place Name Orig. / Msgs = PrMsg Quoted
1. Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 1449727 / 48 = 30202 8.6%
2. Rex Ballard <rex.ballard@xxxxxxxxx> 254643 / 57 = 4467 15.3%
3. Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@xxxxxx> 64538 / 17 = 3796 6.9%
4. Borked Pseudo Mailed <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20794 / 6 = 3465 0.9%
5. High Plains Thumper <highplainsthumper@inva610346 / 196 = 3114 23.7%
6. secretary@xxxxxxxx 18564 / 6 = 3094 N/A
7. Nomen Nescio <nobody@xxxxxxxxx> 23662 / 9 = 2629 1.3%
8. Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> 244463 / 114 = 2144 20.8%
9. Dinooz <bernardino.lopez@xxxxxxxxx> 6359 / 3 = 2119 N/A
10. ultimauw@xxxxxxxxx 5221 / 3 = 1740 25.8%
11. bagsbags57@xxxxxxxxx 5191 / 3 = 1730 N/A
12. Jor El <jordanelliot@xxxxxxx> 29670 / 20 = 1483 44.8%
13. Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / 1304 = 1443 8.8%
14. Michael B. Trausch <mike@xxxxxxxxxx> 19990 / 16 = 1249 25.8%
15. -hh <recscuba_google@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 17499 / 15 = 1166 45.0%
16. The Lost Packet <jmthelostpacket@googlemail205348 / 182 = 1128 45.7%
17. Kelsey Bjarnason <kelseyb@xxxxxxxxx> 14239 / 13 = 1095 30.7%
18. "Bill Bonde { No matter what happens, it's 21882 / 20 = 1094 41.0%
19. KUTLOZE SCHEEFGEPOEPTE <Doofus@xxxxxxxxxx> 10681 / 10 = 1068 23.1%
20. George Orwell <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 9900 / 10 = 990 14.1%
21. Anonymous <cripto@xxxxxxx> 12839 / 13 = 987 0.5%
22. Cyberiade.it Anonymous Remailer <anonymous@ 2914 / 3 = 971 19.4%
23. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@xxxxxxxxxxx> 14350 / 15 = 956 45.8%
24. Joerg Schilling <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 4748 / 5 = 949 44.9%
25. ZnU <znu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 107710 / 114 = 944 57.9%
26. Steve Carroll <fretwizz@xxxxxxxxxxx> 110123 / 121 = 910 64.9%
27. trigonometry1972@xxxxxxxxx | <trigonometry1 6295 / 7 = 899 51.7%
28. wetpixel <wetpixel@xxxxxxxxx> 21986 / 25 = 879 44.8%
29. Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 248086 / 283 = 876 35.3%
30. John <squatters.rights@xxxxxxxxx> 11060 / 13 = 850 43.3%
31. Wog George <wog-NotThisBit-george@xxxxxxxxx 3384 / 4 = 846 46.0%
32. nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 55488 / 67 = 828 42.6%
33. eunuch.roy@xxxxxxxxx 3297 / 4 = 824 69.9%
34. Wally <Wally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 91073 / 112 = 813 72.2%
35. David Webber <dave@musical-dot-demon-dot-co 13430 / 17 = 790 35.6%
36. RayLopez99 <raylopez88@xxxxxxxxx> 12613 / 16 = 788 17.9%
37. Richard Rasker <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxx> 24429 / 31 = 788 45.0%
38. 7 <web_has_email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 170872 / 217 = 787 41.8%
39. Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 7082 / 9 = 786 57.1%
40. epiphany <intuitiveperception@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 3902 / 5 = 780 53.2%
41. amicus_curious <ACDC@xxxxxxx> 120654 / 155 = 778 53.1%
42. Ignoramus14219 <ignoramus14219@xxxxxxxxxxxx 5382 / 7 = 768 56.5%
43. JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 169669 / 224 = 757 58.1%
44. Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 261831 / 346 = 756 3.8%
45. Anonymous Remailer <mix@xxxxxxxxx> 3707 / 5 = 741 N/A
46. Nigel Feltham <nigel.feltham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2936 / 4 = 734 36.9%
47. bugbuster <bugbuster@xxxxxxxxxxx> 4399 / 6 = 733 82.2%
48. Megabyte <megabyte.NoSpam@xxxxxxxx> 18322 / 25 = 732 64.6%
49. jameskuyper <jameskuyper@xxxxxxxxxxx> 3625 / 5 = 725 47.8%
50. Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 81684 / 113 = 722 54.8%
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Toplist of subjects
Place Subject Msgs Bytes
1. Psystar sales booming! 528 844533
2. Linux: "limits you, nothing but a pain, time-consuming, l 286 585963
3. Anyone want to take one of Snit's classes? 276 659436
4. Microsoft needs a help strategy 220 321509
5. Customers and retailers don't want Linux on netbooks 134 172807
6. Why I am a good mark for the trolls 125 290094
7. Windows backdoored, Linux is our savior 104 143849
8. January 20, 2009, a National Day of Renewal and Reconcili 103 190545
9. Please name a cross-platform FOSS app that is failing 99 123758
10. EU: Microsoft 'shields' IE from competition 96 144999
11. Viewing the padded bytes 91 117914
12. Women fails out of college because of Ubuntu Linux - "Ubu 90 122921
13. Ping Peter Köhlmann - You Were Right 81 155056
14. TALKING POINTS Microsoft Memo (Comes Antitrust) 79 126272
15. Windows 7: back to the 1990's 74 103225
16. Hey d00FuS: here's that screen shot 72 60539
17. Windows 7 .... incomplete and inconsistent. 70 123296
18. 'Vista Capable' case could cost Microsoft $8.5B 68 132359
19. Greetings Roy Culley 66 52823
20. The rapid inno-vay-shun and kualitee of open source 64 74505
21. Microsoft Cuts 10,000+ Jobs? 62 120458
22. MS v The Vole? 60 77940
23. Linux jerks sent "angry, rude and hateful comments" 60 63632
24. So how is Microsoft going to counter the $50 Netbooks? 58 88739
25. No way Windows can compete with Ubuntu 8.10 55 72714
26. Ubuntu and Ignorance 55 58980
27. Flatty didn't read Motzarella's TOS 55 28316
28. List of Dumb COLA Posters: Saturday the 3rd of January 54 102395
29. NY Times article on how Linux destroys business models 54 67697
30. Firefox use is 4x that of IE, GNU/Linux use is 4x Vista, 52 67386
31. Linux on netbooks: a short, dim future 52 56065
32. Are Windows users STILL putting up with this crap ??? 52 55315
33. COLA wet dream. Assembly AND Compiling. It could not be a 51 79508
34. [News] EU Charges Microsoft with Unlawful Competition 51 75879
35. Eagle Mode 51 60893
36. Dizzum Coward trolls again 50 83666
37. EU thieves are doing it again 47 94036
38. 55746 posts to COLA? And Schestowitz is NOT being Paid? 47 53420
39. What would it be like if the trolls were right 46 85334
40. Eleven SSH Tricks 45 51590
41. O'Gara fuds up the SCO case .. 44 53556
42. Cross Post 43 79934
43. Linux Acer Aspire One, it can do anything! 42 72327
44. Microsoft shares hit an 11-year low 41 37226
45. OT:Snit - Public Service Announcement #3 40 32114
46. Kill-filter reset 39 91712
47. This froup's a fuckin' mess... 39 23433
48. [News] MIT Buys Monopolies Using Other People's Work 38 78364
49. OT: Snit - Public Service Announcement #5 38 55196
50. My Tom Tom GPS Runs Linux ! Yea! 38 49131
A total of 2144 subjects were identified.
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Toplist of programs
Place Program Msgs
1. KNode 2283
2. slrn 1300
3. Microsoft-Entourage 884
4. Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 871
5. Microsoft Outlook Express 827
6. GNU Emacs 23.0.60.11 684
7. G2 510
8. Forte Agent 377
9. MT-NewsWatcher 365
10. BlackBerry8330 319
11. 40tude_Dialog 314
12. Pan 263
13. Mozilla 243
14. XPN 229
15. Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 206
16. Microsoft Windows Mail 191
17. Opera Mail/9.63 107
18. Pan 0.14.2.91-5 101
19. Gnus 81
20. tin 69
21. Hogwasher 51
22. Thoth 35
23. Claws Mail 3.5.0 19
24. Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 18
25. Microsoft Windows Live Mail 17
26. Xnews 14
27. All the News that Fits 11
28. nn 11
29. Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 10
30. TkNews 9
31. Mariozilla 6
32. Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 5
33. COLA Stats 5
34. Thunderbird 1.5.0.14 5
35. MicroPlanet Gravity 4
36. Microhard Lookout Expresstrain 4
37. MicroPlanet-Gravity 3
38. Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English 2
39. ProNews 2
40. hidden 2
41. Mozilla-Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 2
42. trn 4.0-test76 2
43. Thunderbird 1.5.0.14ubu 1
44. Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 1
45. Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 1
46. Pine 1
47. Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 1
48. Ubuntu 1
49. News Xpress 1
50. Martin's dream 1
A total of 51 different programs (not counting different versions) were identified.
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Tuesday 1531 **********************************************
Wednesday 1514 **********************************************
Thursday 1505 **********************************************
Friday 1956 ************************************************************
Saturday 1698 ****************************************************
Sunday 1342 *****************************************
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0100-0159 501 *********************************************
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0300-0359 208 ******************
0400-0459 172 ***************
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