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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: 248 over 7 days
Earliest article: Fri Feb 13 21:25:06 2009
Latest article: Fri Feb 20 20:02:03 2009
Original articles: 24, replies: 224
Total size of posts: 772,644 bytes (754K) (0.74M)
Average 35 articles per day, 0.11 MB per day, 3,115 bytes per article
Total headers: 330 KB bodies: 424 KB
Body text - quoted: 147 KB, original: 204 KB = 58.17%, sigs: 70 KB
Total number of posters: 56, average 13,797 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 48, average 16,096 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 17
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Top 20 posters by number of articles
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1: Maurice Batey <maurice.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 28
2: Bit Twister <BitTwister.DeleteThis@mouse-potato.com>...................... : 27
3: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>............... : 25
4: ibuprofin.DeleteThis@painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 20
5: Jim Beard <jdbeard.DeleteThis@patriot.net>................................ : 14
6: Mark Madsen <mark.s.madsen+news@gmail.com>..................... : 9
7: "Peter D." <psd.DeleteThis@live.home.invalid>............................. : 8
8: Adam <adam.DeleteThis@address.invalid>.................................... : 7
9: faeychild <phobos.DeleteThis@deimos.com>.................................. : 7
10: Aragorn <aragorn.DeleteThis@chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 7
11: santo <nanci.DeleteThis@auroville.org.in>................................. : 6
12: Eric <erbenton.DeleteThis@comcast.net>.................................... : 6
13: Doug Laidlaw <doug.DeleteThis@dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 4
14: js.DeleteThis@cs.tu-berlin.de (Joerg Schilling)........................... : 4
15: Frank Peelo <f32pnospam.DeleteThis@eircom.net>............................ : 4
16: Unruh <unruh-spam.DeleteThis@physics.ubc.ca>.............................. : 4
17: David Mathog <mathog.DeleteThis@caltech.edu>.............................. : 4
18: Aardvark <aardvark.DeleteThis@youllnever.know>............................ : 4
19: Dan C <youmustbejoking.DeleteThis@lan.invalid>............................ : 3
20: Bob H <bob.DeleteThis@despammer.com>...................................... : 3
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Top 20 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: ibuprofin.DeleteThis@painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 111
2: faeychild <phobos.DeleteThis@deimos.com>.................................. : 64
3: Bit Twister <BitTwister.DeleteThis@mouse-potato.com>...................... : 61
4: Maurice Batey <maurice.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 54
5: Jim Beard <jdbeard.DeleteThis@patriot.net>................................ : 52
6: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>............... : 52
7: Adam <adam.DeleteThis@address.invalid>.................................... : 32
8: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet.DeleteThis@capuchin.co.uk>............ : 28
9: Mark Madsen <mark.s.madsen+news@gmail.com>..................... : 22
10: "Peter D." <psd.DeleteThis@live.home.invalid>............................. : 21
11: David Mathog <mathog.DeleteThis@caltech.edu>.............................. : 19
12: Aragorn <aragorn.DeleteThis@chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 18
13: santo <nanci.DeleteThis@auroville.org.in>................................. : 16
14: Eric <erbenton.DeleteThis@comcast.net>.................................... : 14
15: Unruh <unruh-spam.DeleteThis@physics.ubc.ca>.............................. : 13
16: Aardvark <aardvark.DeleteThis@youllnever.know>............................ : 13
17: TJ <TJ.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid>........................................ : 10
18: js.DeleteThis@cs.tu-berlin.de (Joerg Schilling)........................... : 10
19: Doug Laidlaw <doug.DeleteThis@dougshost.invalid>.......................... : 8
20: "Daniel47@teranews.com" <dxmm.DeleteThis@albury.nospam.net.au>............ : 7
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Top 11 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Maurice Batey <maurice.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>...................... : 81.09%
2: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>............... : 71.00%
3: Bit Twister <BitTwister.DeleteThis@mouse-potato.com>...................... : 64.39%
4: ibuprofin.DeleteThis@painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 62.08%
5: faeychild <phobos.DeleteThis@deimos.com>.................................. : 58.14%
6: santo <nanci.DeleteThis@auroville.org.in>................................. : 52.34%
7: Mark Madsen <mark.s.madsen+news@gmail.com>..................... : 52.28%
8: Aragorn <aragorn.DeleteThis@chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 49.77%
9: Jim Beard <jdbeard.DeleteThis@patriot.net>................................ : 49.28%
10: "Peter D." <psd.DeleteThis@live.home.invalid>............................. : 44.29%
11: Adam <adam.DeleteThis@address.invalid>.................................... : 42.22%
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Bottom 11 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Eric <erbenton.DeleteThis@comcast.net>.................................... : 16.86%
2: Adam <adam.DeleteThis@address.invalid>.................................... : 42.22%
3: "Peter D." <psd.DeleteThis@live.home.invalid>............................. : 44.29%
4: Jim Beard <jdbeard.DeleteThis@patriot.net>................................ : 49.28%
5: Aragorn <aragorn.DeleteThis@chatfactory.invalid>.......................... : 49.77%
6: Mark Madsen <mark.s.madsen+news@gmail.com>..................... : 52.28%
7: santo <nanci.DeleteThis@auroville.org.in>................................. : 52.34%
8: faeychild <phobos.DeleteThis@deimos.com>.................................. : 58.14%
9: ibuprofin.DeleteThis@painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 62.08%
10: Bit Twister <BitTwister.DeleteThis@mouse-potato.com>...................... : 64.39%
11: "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins.DeleteThis@nomail.afraid.org>............... : 71.00%
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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: Mouse Ergonomics, Backups, etc................................. : 28
2: Swapping Reminiscences......................................... : 17
3: eth0 v. eth1: problem with cloned ViertualBox .VDI............. : 16
4: hard drive light blinking-big-files............................ : 15
5: /etc/hosts layout.............................................. : 13
6: can't install 2009Free......................................... : 13
7: Installing GNU Backgammon...................................... : 11
8: logout......................................................... : 10
9: Interesting k3b screenshot..................................... : 7
10: URPM I/MCC Problems?........................................... : 7
11: Opening Firefox by clicking email link......................... : 7
12: Mandriva 2009 can't see my dvd writer to install from.......... : 6
13: dkms bites again - with a vengeance............................ : 6
14: Scripting and passwords........................................ : 6
15: Pan newsreader crashing after post message..................... : 6
16: Homeplug setup won't work in VirtualBox WinXP.................. : 6
17: Viewing YouTube videos......................................... : 6
18: how to record an audio stream? (internet radio)................ : 5
19: Opening Firefox by clicking email link. (%u broken)............ : 5
20: Odd RSYNC problem between stations on LAN...................... : 4
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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: Mouse Ergonomics, Backups, etc................................. : 109
2: hard drive light blinking-big-files............................ : 100
3: Swapping Reminiscences......................................... : 80
4: can't install 2009Free......................................... : 39
5: eth0 v. eth1: problem with cloned ViertualBox .VDI............. : 36
6: /etc/hosts layout.............................................. : 30
7: dkms bites again - with a vengeance............................ : 29
8: Opening Firefox by clicking email link......................... : 28
9: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 28
10: Installing GNU Backgammon...................................... : 20
11: logout......................................................... : 20
12: URPM I/MCC Problems?........................................... : 15
13: Scripting and passwords........................................ : 12
14: Opening Firefox by clicking email link. (%u broken)............ : 12
15: Homeplug setup won't work in VirtualBox WinXP.................. : 11
16: Viewing YouTube videos......................................... : 11
17: Interesting k3b screenshot..................................... : 11
18: Mandriva 2009 can't see my dvd writer to install from.......... : 11
19: Instalation problem was Re: Recording my Records............... : 10
20: Pan newsreader crashing after post message..................... : 10
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Top 1 cross-posted groups
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1: alt.os.linux.mandrake.......................................... : 2
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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: KNode.......................................................... : 17
2: Pan............................................................ : 9
3: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11...................................... : 6
4: Mozilla........................................................ : 5
5: slrn........................................................... : 5
6: 40tude_Dialog.................................................. : 2
7: Unknown........................................................ : 2
8: Gnus........................................................... : 1
9: G2............................................................. : 1
10: Opera Mail..................................................... : 1
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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: KNode..................................................... : 56 (23%)
2: Pan....................................................... : 51 (21%)
3: slrn...................................................... : 51 (21%)
4: Opera Mail................................................ : 25 (10%)
5: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11................................. : 22 ( 9%)
6: Mozilla................................................... : 19 ( 8%)
7: unknown................................................... : 6 ( 2%)
8: nn........................................................ : 4 ( 2%)
9: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows............................. : 3 ( 1%)
10: XPN....................................................... : 2 ( 1%)
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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 100
2: -0500.......................................................... : 48
3: -0600.......................................................... : 29
4: +0100.......................................................... : 25
5: +1100.......................................................... : 20
6: -0800.......................................................... : 16
7: +0530.......................................................... : 6
8: -0700.......................................................... : 2
9: ............................................................... : 1
10: -0800 (PST).................................................... : 1
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