Stats for comp.lang.c (last 7 days)


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Analysis of posts to comp.lang.c
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)


Total posts considered: 1,177 over 7 days
Earliest article: Sat Nov 24 20:08:02 2007
Latest article: Sat Dec 1 07:04:02 2007
Original articles: 116, replies: 1,061
Total size of posts: 3,288,673 bytes (3,211K) (3.14M)
Average 168 articles per day, 0.45 MB per day, 2,794 bytes per article
Total headers: 1,292 KB bodies: 1,918 KB
Body text - quoted: 740 KB, original: 753 KB = 50.45%, sigs: 420 KB
Total number of posters: 218, average 15,085 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 159, average 20,683 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 42

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Top 20 posters by number of articles
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1: santosh <santosh.k83@xxxxxxxxx>................................ : 86
2: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 78
3: James Kuyper <jameskuyper@xxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 52
4: jacob navia <jacob@xxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 49
5: Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx>................................. : 46
6: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 42
7: Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 35
8: pete <pfiland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 28
9: Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@xxxxxxxxx>............................. : 26
10: =?UTF-8?q?Harald_van_D=C4=B3k?= <truedfx@xxxxxxxxx>............ : 25
11: Philip Potter <pgp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>............................... : 22
12: Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 20
13: Mark McIntyre <markmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 20
14: "Charlie Gordon" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 18
15: roberson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Walter Roberson).................. : 17
16: Marco Manfredini <ok_nospam_ok@xxxxxxxxx>...................... : 15
17: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 15
18: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Tobin)........................ : 15
19: Chris Dollin <chris.dollin@xxxxxx>............................. : 15
20: "a" <a@xxxxx>.................................................. : 15

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Top 20 posters by average article size in bytes (at least 5 posts)
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1: "Bill Reid" <hormelfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 4423
2: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 3854
3: Podi <zeng.ed@xxxxxxxxx>....................................... : 3729
4: Eric Sosman <Eric.Sosman@xxxxxxx>.............................. : 3501
5: Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 3437
6: Tor Rustad <tor_rustad@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 3346
7: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 3077
8: David Thompson <dave.thompson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 3066
9: Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 2967
10: "cr88192" <cr88192@xxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 2909
11: "Malcolm McLean" <regniztar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 2705
12: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 2692
13: Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx>................................. : 2677
14: "Charlie Gordon" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 2666
15: aarklon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 2646
16: ymuntyan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 2640
17: cri@xxxxxxxx (Richard Harter).................................. : 2637
18: jameskuyper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 2589
19: Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@xxxxxxxxx>............................. : 2579
20: Jack Klein <jackklein@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 2523

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Top 20 responders by original text (at least 5 posts)
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1: sophia.agnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 97.94%
2: "a" <a@xxxxx>.................................................. : 85.89%
3: Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 79.34%
4: Tor Rustad <tor_rustad@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 77.13%
5: Ben Pfaff <blp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 70.54%
6: David Thompson <dave.thompson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 69.88%
7: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 65.30%
8: Bart <bc@xxxxxxxxxx>........................................... : 63.56%
9: Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@xxxxxx>.......................... : 63.24%
10: Podi <zeng.ed@xxxxxxxxx>....................................... : 60.42%
11: Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 60.03%
12: "cr88192" <cr88192@xxxxxxxxxxx>................................ : 58.20%
13: roberson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Walter Roberson).................. : 57.83%
14: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.......................... : 57.43%
15: cri@xxxxxxxx (Richard Harter).................................. : 56.17%
16: Jack Klein <jackklein@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 55.44%
17: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Tobin)........................ : 53.91%
18: "Bill Reid" <hormelfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 52.14%
19: mdh <mdeh@xxxxxxxxxxx>......................................... : 52.11%
20: Peter Nilsson <airia@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 51.93%

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Bottom 20 responders by original text (at least 5 posts)
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1: Joe Wright <joewwright@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 21.32%
2: Richard <rgrdev@xxxxxxxxx>..................................... : 25.16%
3: Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 25.54%
4: "J. J. Farrell" <jjf@xxxxxxxxxx>............................... : 27.01%
5: "Joachim Schmitz" <nospam.jojo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............. : 28.38%
6: Chris Dollin <chris.dollin@xxxxxx>............................. : 29.94%
7: jacob navia <jacob@xxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 32.04%
8: Philip Potter <pgp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>............................... : 34.39%
9: ymuntyan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 34.89%
10: gazelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kenny McCormack)................ : 35.24%
11: "*** T. Winter" <***.Winter@xxxxxx>............................ : 36.48%
12: Mark Bluemel <mark_bluemel@xxxxxxxxx>.......................... : 36.74%
13: "Charlie Gordon" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................ : 37.05%
14: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 37.20%
15: aarklon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 37.98%
16: santosh <santosh.k83@xxxxxxxxx>................................ : 38.16%
17: Marco Manfredini <ok_nospam_ok@xxxxxxxxx>...................... : 39.39%
18: =?UTF-8?q?Harald_van_D=C4=B3k?= <truedfx@xxxxxxxxx>............ : 40.40%
19: jameskuyper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 40.49%
20: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 40.88%

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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: Rounding double................................................ : 87
2: Multi precision floating point................................. : 77
3: Global Variables : Where are they stored ?..................... : 49
4: Implementing Malloc().......................................... : 47
5: page 120 K&R................................................... : 43
6: about string and character..................................... : 41
7: why i value doesn't change ?................................... : 35
8: Reading a table................................................ : 25
9: why the usage of gets() is dangerous........................... : 24
10: operators similar to functions?................................ : 23
11: 100k X 100k data processing summary............................ : 22
12: Some more questions about C.................................... : 19
13: Generalized function for deallocating and setting pointer to NU : 17
14: k&r2........................................................... : 17
15: C Pointers..................................................... : 17
16: malloc realloc and pointers.................................... : 17
17: read 1k * 1k data.............................................. : 16
18: Can A Macro Do This?........................................... : 16
19: Why is there 'div()' in the standard lib....................... : 14
20: howto receive and *understand* via UDP......................... : 14

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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: comp.lang.c Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ List)... : 273
2: Rounding double................................................ : 250
3: Multi precision floating point................................. : 183
4: Global Variables : Where are they stored ?..................... : 137
5: Scientific Comments on Verses Of the Holy Quran................ : 130
6: Implementing Malloc().......................................... : 104
7: page 120 K&R................................................... : 95
8: about string and character..................................... : 87
9: why the usage of gets() is dangerous........................... : 83
10: Reading a table................................................ : 75
11: why i value doesn't change ?................................... : 65
12: comp.lang.c Answers (Abridged) to Frequently Asked Questions (F : 60
13: operators similar to functions?................................ : 54
14: 100k X 100k data processing summary............................ : 42
15: Generalized function for deallocating and setting pointer to NU : 40
16: howto receive and *understand* via UDP......................... : 38
17: malloc realloc and pointers.................................... : 38
18: C Pointers..................................................... : 37
19: Some more questions about C.................................... : 37
20: read 1k * 1k data.............................................. : 35

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Top 10 cross-posted groups
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1: comp.lang.c.................................................... : 1159
2: comp.lang.c++.................................................. : 74
3: comp.lang.c................................................... : 18
4: comp.sources.d................................................. : 4
5: comp.answers................................................... : 3
6: comp.lang.c.moderated.......................................... : 3
7: news.answers................................................... : 3
8: microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel....................... : 3
9: comp.programming............................................... : 2
10: .............................................................. : 1

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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: G2/1.0......................................................... : 106
2: rn............................................................. : 17
3: Microsoft Outlook Express...................................... : 13
4: Unknown........................................................ : 10
5: Pan............................................................ : 8
6: Gnus........................................................... : 7
7: KNode.......................................................... : 7
8: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031)......................... : 7
9: Mozilla........................................................ : 6
10: Forte Agent.................................................... : 5

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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: G2........................................................ : 235 (20%)
2: Mozilla................................................... : 198 (17%)
3: KNode..................................................... : 144 (12%)
4: Gnus...................................................... : 72 ( 6%)
5: Outlook Express........................................... : 71 ( 6%)
6: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows.............................. : 60 ( 5%)
7: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11................................. : 53 ( 5%)
8: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows.................................. : 49 ( 4%)
9: unknown................................................... : 46 ( 4%)
10: Forte Agent............................................... : 45 ( 4%)

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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 384
2: -0800 (PST).................................................... : 235
3: -0500.......................................................... : 161
4: +0100.......................................................... : 140
5: -0800.......................................................... : 98
6: +0530.......................................................... : 87
7: +1300.......................................................... : 20
8: +0800.......................................................... : 15
9: -0600.......................................................... : 14
10: +1000.......................................................... : 13

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