Stats comp.os.linux.security (last 7 days)

From: Balwinder Singh Dheeman (bsd.SANSPAM_at_cto.homelinux.net)
Date: 08/29/05

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    Stats comp.os.linux.security (last 7 days)

    Top 10 posters for the period:

    rank posts kbytes name <address>
       1 6 8.6 ynotssor <ynotssor@example.net>
       2 4 12.2 Barton L. Phillips <bartonphillips@sbcglobal.net>
       3 4 10.7 H.S. <g_reate_xcalibur@yahoo.com>
       4 4 9.9 Greg Metcalfe <metcalfegregdelete@qwest.net>
       5 3 6.4 Lbrtchx <lbrtchx@hotmail.com>
       6 3 4.7 Huge <huge@ukmisc.org.uk>
       7 3 4.1 Jafar As-Sadiq Calley <nooo@nospam.com>
       8 3 3.9 Raj. <rhjaisingh@yahoo.com>
       9 2 7.2 Llanzlan Klazmon <Klazmon@llurdiaxorb.govt>
      10 2 6.2 Newsbox <nospam_for_me_please@thanks.invalid>
         ----- ------
            34 73.9 Total for top 10

    Totals for the newsgroup:
     44 posters
     72 articles
      151.6 kbytes

    The top 10 accounted for:
      22.73% of the posters
      47.22% of the articles
      48.73% of the bytes

    Averages:
       1.64 articles / poster
       2.11 kbytes / article
       3.44 kbytes / poster

    21 people posted for the first time this period.
    They went on to post 28 articles altogether

    The new posters accounted for:
      47.73% of the posters
      38.89% of the articles
      33.98% of the bytes

    smallest post was 1.020 kbytes by alien <alien@bitbucket.na5a.g0v.invalid>
    largest post was 4.374 kbytes by Barton L. Phillips <bartonphillips@sbcglobal.net>*

    Top 10 subjects for the period:

    posts kbytes subject
       11 22.0 how to restrict user from running some downloaded prgm?
        9 25.8 ssd attacks; worm? and precautionary steps
        9 22.6 ISPs blocking your access to the Internet?
        8 17.6 SSH connections
        8 12.9 iptables frontends?
        5 7.6 OT Windows AV running under Linux
        5 7.0 Mandrake Linux 10.1 Chkrootkit location and syntax
        4 12.2 filtering access to internet via programs - HOW?
        3 5.1 Working on a custom login interface
        3 4.8 Central log server

    72 articles on 16 subjects
     60 were followups (83.33%)
     4 were crossposts (5.56%)

    151.6 kbytes total
     headers: 75.8kb 49.98%
     quoted text: 20.5kb 13.53%
     original text: 48.3kb 31.86%
     signatures: 3.2kb 2.13%

    Averages:
       4.50 articles / subjetc
       2.11 kbytes / article
       9.47 kbytes / subject

    Postings per weekday:

    Day posts
     Monday 15 **
     Tuesday 5 *
     Wednesday 7 *
     Thursday 17 **
     Friday 12 *
     Saturday 6 *
     Sunday 10 *
                     (*=10 posts)

    Top 10 newsreader agents used (accumulated):

    posts newsreader users
       12 (16.67%) thunderbird 7 15.91%
       11 (15.28%) knode 6 13.64%
        9 (12.50%) outlook 4 9.09%
        7 ( 9.72%) g2 5 11.36%
        7 ( 9.72%) mozilla 4 9.09%
        6 ( 8.33%) pan 3 6.82%
        4 ( 5.56%) unknown 2 4.55%
        3 ( 4.17%) forte 3 6.82%
        3 ( 4.17%) piglet's 1 2.27%
        2 ( 2.78%) slrn 2 4.55%

    17 different agents have been used (versions unaccounted).

    DISCLAIMER
    Please, take these stats with a grain of salt, quantity might not always
    denote any quality; people who are not among the top posters also often have
    very important and interesting things to say, though they are not listed
    here by name.

    Have a lot ..., lots of fun!

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