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From: Greg Bacon (gbacon_at_hiwaay.net)
Date: 03/29/04

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:17:42 -0000

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period,
beginning at 22 Mar 2004 16:22:58 GMT and ending at
29 Mar 2004 16:12:20 GMT.

Notes
=====

    - A line in the body of a post is considered to be original if it
      does *not* match the regular expression /^\s{0,3}(?:>|:|\S+>|\+\+)/.
    - All text after the last cut line (/^-- $/) in the body is
      considered to be the author's signature.
    - The scanner prefers the Reply-To: header over the From: header
      in determining the "real" email address and name.
    - Original Content Rating (OCR) is the ratio of the original content
      volume to the total body volume.
    - Find the News-Scan distribution on the CPAN!
      <URL:http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/News/>
    - Please send all comments to Greg Bacon <gbacon@cs.uah.edu>.
    - Copyright (c) 2004 Greg Bacon.
      Verbatim copying and redistribution is permitted without royalty;
      alteration is not permitted. Redistribution and/or use for any
      commercial purpose is prohibited.

Excluded Posters
================

perlfaq-suggestions\@(?:.*\.)?perl\.com
faq\@(?:.*\.)?denver\.pm\.org
comdog\@panix\.com

Totals
======

Posters: 185
Articles: 626 (259 with cutlined signatures)
Threads: 141
Volume generated: 1541.9 kb
    - headers: 568.7 kb (10,336 lines)
    - bodies: 938.6 kb (27,418 lines)
    - original: 585.6 kb (18,185 lines)
    - signatures: 34.0 kb (862 lines)

Original Content Rating: 0.624

Averages
========

Posts per poster: 3.4
    median: 2 posts
    mode: 1 post - 89 posters
    s: 6.8 posts
Posts per thread: 4.4
    median: 3 posts
    mode: 1 post - 31 threads
    s: 4.5 posts
Message size: 2522.3 bytes
    - header: 930.2 bytes (16.5 lines)
    - body: 1535.4 bytes (43.8 lines)
    - original: 957.9 bytes (29.0 lines)
    - signature: 55.7 bytes (1.4 lines)

Top 20 Posters by Number of Posts
=================================

(kb) (kb) (kb) (kb)
Posts Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
----- -------------------------- -------

   57 118.0 ( 43.4/ 74.5/ 25.4) Anno Siegel <anno4000@lublin.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
   26 84.0 ( 30.5/ 50.1/ 42.1) tadmc@augustmail.com
   23 81.8 ( 22.7/ 53.9/ 25.2) tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
   22 34.5 ( 21.4/ 11.6/ 4.8) Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>
   21 33.2 ( 20.7/ 12.4/ 7.0) Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>
   17 38.5 ( 17.8/ 20.6/ 10.5) Geoff Cox <geoffacox@dontspamblueyonder.co.uk>
   16 27.0 ( 15.1/ 10.7/ 5.6) Brian McCauley <nobull@mail.com>
   16 62.7 ( 15.2/ 43.8/ 16.8) Uri Guttman <uri@stemsystems.com>
   13 24.7 ( 10.6/ 14.1/ 5.4) Paul Lalli <ittyspam@yahoo.com>
   12 43.7 ( 9.4/ 33.9/ 21.5) Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
   11 18.4 ( 11.4/ 5.4/ 2.1) John Bokma <postmaster@castleamber.com>
   10 32.3 ( 10.7/ 21.6/ 14.5) Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@earthlink.net>
   10 25.7 ( 14.2/ 8.8/ 3.5) jwillmore@adelphia.net
    9 11.6 ( 6.6/ 4.8/ 2.2) "David K. Wall" <dwall@fastmail.fm>
    9 13.3 ( 8.2/ 5.1/ 2.6) Richard Morse <remorse@partners.org>
    9 85.2 ( 7.3/ 77.6/ 57.3) vorxion@knockingshopofthemind.com
    9 29.0 ( 6.3/ 22.2/ 9.7) claird@phaseit.net
    8 13.5 ( 6.8/ 5.3/ 3.6) Michele Dondi <bik.mido@tiscalinet.it>
    7 14.2 ( 7.2/ 5.5/ 2.8) Tore Aursand <tore@aursand.no>
    7 16.7 ( 5.4/ 11.4/ 8.1) Myron Turner <mturner@ms.umanitoba.ca>

These posters accounted for 49.8% of all articles.

Top 20 Posters by Number of Followups
=====================================

(kb) (kb) (kb) (kb)
Followups Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Address
--------- -------------------------- -------

       57 118.0 ( 43.4/ 74.5/ 25.4) Anno Siegel <anno4000@lublin.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
       24 84.0 ( 30.5/ 50.1/ 42.1) tadmc@augustmail.com
       23 81.8 ( 22.7/ 53.9/ 25.2) tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
       22 34.5 ( 21.4/ 11.6/ 4.8) Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>
       21 33.2 ( 20.7/ 12.4/ 7.0) Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>
       16 27.0 ( 15.1/ 10.7/ 5.6) Brian McCauley <nobull@mail.com>
       16 62.7 ( 15.2/ 43.8/ 16.8) Uri Guttman <uri@stemsystems.com>
       14 38.5 ( 17.8/ 20.6/ 10.5) Geoff Cox <geoffacox@dontspamblueyonder.co.uk>
       13 24.7 ( 10.6/ 14.1/ 5.4) Paul Lalli <ittyspam@yahoo.com>
       11 43.7 ( 9.4/ 33.9/ 21.5) Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
       11 18.4 ( 11.4/ 5.4/ 2.1) John Bokma <postmaster@castleamber.com>
       10 25.7 ( 14.2/ 8.8/ 3.5) jwillmore@adelphia.net
        9 13.3 ( 8.2/ 5.1/ 2.6) Richard Morse <remorse@partners.org>
        9 11.6 ( 6.6/ 4.8/ 2.2) "David K. Wall" <dwall@fastmail.fm>
        9 32.3 ( 10.7/ 21.6/ 14.5) Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@earthlink.net>
        8 13.5 ( 6.8/ 5.3/ 3.6) Michele Dondi <bik.mido@tiscalinet.it>
        7 14.2 ( 7.2/ 5.5/ 2.8) Tore Aursand <tore@aursand.no>
        7 18.5 ( 8.4/ 10.0/ 4.4) Sandman <mr@sandman.net>
        7 12.4 ( 6.4/ 6.0/ 2.6) Uri Guttman <uri.guttman@fmr.com>
        6 14.2 ( 7.3/ 6.5/ 3.1) "A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@llenroc.ude>

These posters accounted for 57.6% of all followups.

Top 20 Posters by Volume
========================

(kb) (kb) (kb) (kb)
Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Address
-------------------------- ----- -------

129.1 ( 0.5/128.6/128.6) 1 Andy Squires <squires@american.edu>
118.0 ( 43.4/ 74.5/ 25.4) 57 Anno Siegel <anno4000@lublin.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
  85.2 ( 7.3/ 77.6/ 57.3) 9 vorxion@knockingshopofthemind.com
  84.0 ( 30.5/ 50.1/ 42.1) 26 tadmc@augustmail.com
  81.8 ( 22.7/ 53.9/ 25.2) 23 tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
  62.7 ( 15.2/ 43.8/ 16.8) 16 Uri Guttman <uri@stemsystems.com>
  43.7 ( 9.4/ 33.9/ 21.5) 12 Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
  38.5 ( 17.8/ 20.6/ 10.5) 17 Geoff Cox <geoffacox@dontspamblueyonder.co.uk>
  34.5 ( 21.4/ 11.6/ 4.8) 22 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>
  33.2 ( 20.7/ 12.4/ 7.0) 21 Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>
  32.3 ( 10.7/ 21.6/ 14.5) 10 Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@earthlink.net>
  29.0 ( 6.3/ 22.2/ 9.7) 9 claird@phaseit.net
  27.0 ( 15.1/ 10.7/ 5.6) 16 Brian McCauley <nobull@mail.com>
  25.7 ( 14.2/ 8.8/ 3.5) 10 jwillmore@adelphia.net
  24.7 ( 10.6/ 14.1/ 5.4) 13 Paul Lalli <ittyspam@yahoo.com>
  18.5 ( 8.4/ 10.0/ 4.4) 7 Sandman <mr@sandman.net>
  18.4 ( 11.4/ 5.4/ 2.1) 11 John Bokma <postmaster@castleamber.com>
  16.7 ( 5.4/ 11.4/ 8.1) 7 Myron Turner <mturner@ms.umanitoba.ca>
  15.1 ( 3.8/ 11.3/ 2.5) 3 Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse@ilyaz.org>
  14.2 ( 7.3/ 6.5/ 3.1) 6 "A. Sinan Unur" <1usa@llenroc.ude>

These posters accounted for 60.5% of the total volume.

Top 13 Posters by Volume of Original Content (min. ten posts)
=============================================================

(kb)
Posts orig Address
----- ----- -------

   26 42.1 tadmc@augustmail.com
   57 25.4 Anno Siegel <anno4000@lublin.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
   23 25.2 tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
   12 21.5 Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
   16 16.8 Uri Guttman <uri@stemsystems.com>
   10 14.5 Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@earthlink.net>
   17 10.5 Geoff Cox <geoffacox@dontspamblueyonder.co.uk>
   21 7.0 Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>
   16 5.6 Brian McCauley <nobull@mail.com>
   13 5.4 Paul Lalli <ittyspam@yahoo.com>
   22 4.8 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>
   10 3.5 jwillmore@adelphia.net
   11 2.1 John Bokma <postmaster@castleamber.com>

These posters accounted for 31.5% of the original volume.

Top 13 Posters by OCR (minimum of ten posts)
============================================

(kb) (kb)
OCR orig / body Posts Address
----- -------------- ----- -------

0.840 ( 42.1 / 50.1) 26 tadmc@augustmail.com
0.670 ( 14.5 / 21.6) 10 Mike Flannigan <mikeflan@earthlink.net>
0.636 ( 21.5 / 33.9) 12 Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
0.567 ( 7.0 / 12.4) 21 Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>
0.527 ( 5.6 / 10.7) 16 Brian McCauley <nobull@mail.com>
0.507 ( 10.5 / 20.6) 17 Geoff Cox <geoffacox@dontspamblueyonder.co.uk>
0.468 ( 25.2 / 53.9) 23 tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
0.410 ( 4.8 / 11.6) 22 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>
0.398 ( 3.5 / 8.8) 10 jwillmore@adelphia.net
0.386 ( 2.1 / 5.4) 11 John Bokma <postmaster@castleamber.com>
0.383 ( 16.8 / 43.8) 16 Uri Guttman <uri@stemsystems.com>
0.381 ( 5.4 / 14.1) 13 Paul Lalli <ittyspam@yahoo.com>
0.340 ( 25.4 / 74.5) 57 Anno Siegel <anno4000@lublin.zrz.tu-berlin.de>

Bottom 13 Posters by OCR (minimum of ten posts)
===============================================

(kb) (kb)
OCR orig / body Posts Address
----- -------------- ----- -------

13 posters (7%) had at least ten posts.

Top 20 Threads by Number of Posts
=================================

Posts Subject
----- -------

   26 how to capture multiple lines?
   24 Choosing Perl/Python for my particular niche
   22 Filehandles Referenced with a Variable
   21 I want to scanf, dammit!
   19 losing data on socket
   18 The "value" of a block in 'map'
   12 Signal handling in objects. Good idea? Best practices?
   12 working example File::Taill
   12 Comparing 2 date/times?
   11 LWP cookies
   11 Counting elements in array
   11 get multiple html files and convert to pdf
   10 zip backup via ftp
    9 SCALAR(0x82dea94)
    8 selfmade scripts
    8 life time of $1?
    8 dollar sign and spaces from a string
    8 File traversing
    8 regexp question
    7 Included directory problem

These threads accounted for 42.3% of all articles.

Top 20 Threads by Volume
========================

(kb) (kb) (kb) (kb)
Volume ( hdr/ body/ orig) Posts Subject
-------------------------- ----- -------

141.4 ( 17.9/121.2/ 67.9) 19 losing data on socket
131.2 ( 1.3/129.7/128.9) 2 Problem installing MIME-Base64 3.00
  80.2 ( 19.7/ 59.2/ 34.4) 24 Choosing Perl/Python for my particular niche
  62.2 ( 21.1/ 39.8/ 24.0) 22 Filehandles Referenced with a Variable
  60.1 ( 28.3/ 30.1/ 15.9) 26 how to capture multiple lines?
  39.8 ( 16.9/ 21.8/ 11.7) 18 The "value" of a block in 'map'
  36.9 ( 17.2/ 18.6/ 6.8) 21 I want to scanf, dammit!
  34.6 ( 11.0/ 22.7/ 11.5) 11 LWP cookies
  34.5 ( 2.1/ 32.3/ 32.3) 2 Posting Guidelines for comp.lang.perl.misc ($Revision: 1.5 $)
  26.4 ( 5.9/ 20.5/ 5.9) 5 Building Perl with Open Watcom
  25.6 ( 9.4/ 15.8/ 8.7) 9 SCALAR(0x82dea94)
  24.4 ( 11.4/ 12.3/ 6.8) 12 Signal handling in objects. Good idea? Best practices?
  22.0 ( 11.9/ 9.3/ 4.6) 12 Comparing 2 date/times?
  21.4 ( 10.4/ 10.7/ 4.8) 8 dollar sign and spaces from a string
  21.3 ( 11.8/ 8.3/ 4.4) 11 get multiple html files and convert to pdf
  20.8 ( 12.3/ 7.9/ 3.7) 12 working example File::Taill
  18.6 ( 5.7/ 12.9/ 6.4) 7 Question about import user defined modules.
  18.5 ( 10.1/ 8.0/ 4.8) 11 Counting elements in array
  17.3 ( 6.2/ 11.1/ 3.7) 8 regexp question
  16.2 ( 9.1/ 6.5/ 3.6) 10 zip backup via ftp

These threads accounted for 55.4% of the total volume.

Top 13 Threads by OCR (minimum of ten posts)
============================================

(kb) (kb)
OCR orig / body Posts Subject
----- -------------- ----- -------

0.603 ( 24.0/ 39.8) 22 Filehandles Referenced with a Variable
0.598 ( 4.8/ 8.0) 11 Counting elements in array
0.582 ( 34.4/ 59.2) 24 Choosing Perl/Python for my particular niche
0.560 ( 67.9/ 121.2) 19 losing data on socket
0.556 ( 3.6/ 6.5) 10 zip backup via ftp
0.552 ( 6.8/ 12.3) 12 Signal handling in objects. Good idea? Best practices?
0.535 ( 11.7/ 21.8) 18 The "value" of a block in 'map'
0.528 ( 15.9/ 30.1) 26 how to capture multiple lines?
0.527 ( 4.4/ 8.3) 11 get multiple html files and convert to pdf
0.506 ( 11.5/ 22.7) 11 LWP cookies
0.493 ( 4.6/ 9.3) 12 Comparing 2 date/times?
0.473 ( 3.7/ 7.9) 12 working example File::Taill
0.363 ( 6.8/ 18.6) 21 I want to scanf, dammit!

Bottom 13 Threads by OCR (minimum of ten posts)
===============================================

(kb) (kb)
OCR orig / body Posts Subject
----- -------------- ----- -------

0.603 ( 24.0 / 39.8) 22 Filehandles Referenced with a Variable
0.598 ( 4.8 / 8.0) 11 Counting elements in array
0.582 ( 34.4 / 59.2) 24 Choosing Perl/Python for my particular niche
0.560 ( 67.9 /121.2) 19 losing data on socket
0.556 ( 3.6 / 6.5) 10 zip backup via ftp
0.552 ( 6.8 / 12.3) 12 Signal handling in objects. Good idea? Best practices?
0.535 ( 11.7 / 21.8) 18 The "value" of a block in 'map'
0.528 ( 15.9 / 30.1) 26 how to capture multiple lines?
0.527 ( 4.4 / 8.3) 11 get multiple html files and convert to pdf
0.506 ( 11.5 / 22.7) 11 LWP cookies
0.493 ( 4.6 / 9.3) 12 Comparing 2 date/times?
0.473 ( 3.7 / 7.9) 12 working example File::Taill
0.363 ( 6.8 / 18.6) 21 I want to scanf, dammit!

13 threads (9%) had at least ten posts.

Top 6 Targets for Crossposts
============================

Articles Newsgroup
-------- ---------

      32 comp.lang.python
       6 comp.databases.ibm-db2
       6 comp.emacs
       5 comp.os.os2.programmer.misc
       2 comp.lang.perl.modules
       2 comp.lang.php

Top 20 Crossposters
===================

Articles Address
-------- -------

      12 Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca>
       9 claird@phaseit.net
       4 NoJunkMailshah@xnet.com
       3 Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse@ilyaz.org>
       2 Vivek Dasmohapatra <vivek@etla.org>
       2 tassilo.parseval@post.rwth-aachen.de
       1 Michele Simionato <michele.simionato@poste.it>
       1 John Ramsden <john_ramsden@sagitta-ps.com>
       1 Serge Olkhowik <solo@isd.dp.ua>
       1 "Paul McGuire" <ptmcg@austin.stopthespam_rr.com>
       1 Charlton Wilbur <cwilbur@mithril.chromatico.net>
       1 jamesk@homeric.co.uk
       1 zatoichi <catcher@linuxmail.org>
       1 Big and Blue <No_4@dsl.pipex.com>
       1 Paddy McCarthy <paddy3118@netscape.net>
       1 Jim Keenan <jkeen_via_google@yahoo.com>
       1 Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
       1 Brad Baxter <bmb@ginger.libs.uga.edu>
       1 Darin McBride <dmcbride@naboo.to.org.no.spam.for.me>
       1 Ville Vainio <ville@spammers.com>

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