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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: 1,505 over 7 days
Earliest article: Sat Mar 22 20:08:43 2008
Latest article: Sat Mar 29 20:04:03 2008
Original articles: 156, replies: 1,349
Total size of posts: 4,120,197 bytes (4,023K) (3.93M)
Average 215 articles per day, 0.56 MB per day, 2,737 bytes per article
Total headers: 1,675 KB bodies: 2,348 KB
Body text - quoted: 870 KB, original: 1,325 KB = 60.34%, sigs: 144 KB
Total number of posters: 200, average 20,600 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 213, average 19,343 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 37
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Top 20 posters by number of articles
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1: Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 102
2: santosh <santosh.k83@xxxxxxxxx>................................ : 90
3: jacob navia <jacob@xxxxxxxxxx>................................. : 76
4: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 75
5: Antoninus Twink <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 61
6: Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx>................................. : 58
7: Richard <devr_@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 55
8: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 44
9: Morris Dovey <mrdovey@xxxxxxxx>................................ : 35
10: gazelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kenny McCormack)................ : 34
11: Ioannis Vranos <ivranos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............. : 31
12: pete <pfiland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 31
13: "Bartc" <bc@xxxxxxxxxx>........................................ : 31
14: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@xxxxxxxxx>........................... : 29
15: Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 26
16: partner55033275@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 24
17: lawrence.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 23
18: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 18
19: Eric Sosman <Eric.Sosman@xxxxxxx>.............................. : 18
20: broli <Broli00@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 18
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Top 20 posters by average article size in bytes (at least 5 posts)
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1: partner55054952@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 16625
2: partner55033275@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 7050
3: Paul Hsieh <websnarf@xxxxxxxxx>................................ : 6933
4: John Bode <john_bode@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 4404
5: "robertwessel2@xxxxxxxxx" <robertwessel2@xxxxxxxxx>............ : 3909
6: Peter Michaux <petermichaux@xxxxxxxxx>......................... : 3396
7: Ed Prochak <edprochak@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 3251
8: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 3235
9: c gordon liddy <grumpy196884@xxxxxxxxxxx>...................... : 3213
10: Eric Sosman <Eric.Sosman@xxxxxxx>.............................. : 3204
11: "Jeff P. Bailey" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 3128
12: dj3vande@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 2996
13: Eric Sosman <esosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>..................... : 2937
14: Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 2905
15: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 2847
16: "Chris Thomasson" <cristom@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 2843
17: Richard Heathfield <rjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 2840
18: Richard <devr_@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 2753
19: vippstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 2729
20: "Malcolm McLean" <regniztar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 2727
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Top 20 responders by original text (at least 5 posts)
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1: partner55054952@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 99.99%
2: broli <Broli00@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 72.34%
3: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tom=E1s_=D3_h=C9ilidhe?= <toe@xxxxxxxxxxx>...... : 72.03%
4: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Tobin)........................ : 71.50%
5: dj3vande@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 69.06%
6: "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>........................... : 68.79%
7: Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 66.98%
8: David Thompson <dave.thompson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 66.34%
9: lawrence.jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 64.60%
10: roberson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Walter Roberson).................. : 64.42%
11: Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@xxxxxxxxxxx>............... : 60.83%
12: Chris McDonald <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 60.61%
13: Jack.Thomson.v3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 60.28%
14: "copx" <copx@xxxxxxxxx>........................................ : 59.91%
15: John Bode <john_bode@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 59.53%
16: Peter Nilsson <airia@xxxxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 59.39%
17: "Malcolm McLean" <regniztar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................... : 59.30%
18: Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@xxxxxxxxx>........................ : 57.34%
19: =?UTF-8?B?Sm/Do28gSmVyw7NuaW1v?= <j_j_b_o_j@xxxxxxxxxxxx>...... : 57.11%
20: Mark McIntyre <markmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx>....................... : 56.30%
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Bottom 20 responders by original text (at least 5 posts)
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1: Ioannis Vranos <ivranos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>............. : 26.36%
2: Richard <devr_@xxxxxxxxx>...................................... : 28.11%
3: Antoninus Twink <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>........................ : 30.09%
4: Ian Collins <ian-news@xxxxxxxxxxx>............................. : 30.59%
5: "Dann Corbit" <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 31.50%
6: Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>............... : 32.10%
7: user923005 <dcorbit@xxxxxxxxx>................................. : 32.25%
8: CBFalconer <cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx>.............................. : 33.68%
9: santosh <santosh.k83@xxxxxxxxx>................................ : 34.83%
10: Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@xxxxxxxx>.............................. : 34.83%
11: Anand Hariharan <znvygb.nanaq.unevunena@xxxxxxxxx>............. : 36.24%
12: Ed Prochak <edprochak@xxxxxxxxx>............................... : 37.19%
13: gazelle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Kenny McCormack)................ : 37.50%
14: pete <pfiland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.................................. : 37.83%
15: Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@xxxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 38.13%
16: vippstar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : 38.32%
17: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@xxxxxxxxx>........................... : 38.58%
18: Flash Gordon <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......................... : 39.91%
19: "Jeff P. Bailey" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>........................... : 41.12%
20: Bernhard Schauer <bernhard.schauer@xxxxxxxxx>.................. : 41.42%
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Top 20 threads by no. of articles
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1: The problems in comp.lang.c.................................... : 208
2: What's the deal with C99?...................................... : 106
3: How do linkers work?........................................... : 80
4: Implementation-defined behaviour............................... : 48
5: case labels.................................................... : 45
6: Doubts about pointers.......................................... : 42
7: Convert native character string to ASCII array of integers..... : 36
8: printf and cout................................................ : 36
9: Backtrace function............................................. : 35
10: acceptable use of goto?........................................ : 34
11: polymorphic structs with "methods"............................. : 33
12: void * vs. T *................................................. : 30
13: How a linker works (continued)................................. : 30
14: CERT C Secure Coding Standard - last call for reviewers........ : 25
15: Simple doubt about blocks...................................... : 25
16: Experiences using "register"................................... : 24
17: How does printf() works........................................ : 21
18: A plea for sanity!............................................. : 19
19: simple PRNG?................................................... : 18
20: what this program do........................................... : 17
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Top 20 threads by size in KB
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1: The problems in comp.lang.c.................................... : 522
2: What's the deal with C99?...................................... : 292
3: How do linkers work?........................................... : 234
4: polymorphic structs with "methods"............................. : 111
5: case labels.................................................... : 104
6: Doubts about pointers.......................................... : 95
7: Convert native character string to ASCII array of integers..... : 95
8: acceptable use of goto?........................................ : 95
9: Implementation-defined behaviour............................... : 91
10: Backtrace function............................................. : 87
11: How a linker works (continued)................................. : 74
12: printf and cout................................................ : 71
13: void * vs. T *................................................. : 69
14: Simple doubt about blocks...................................... : 59
15: CERT C Secure Coding Standard - last call for reviewers........ : 58
16: Experiences using "register"................................... : 55
17: How does printf() works........................................ : 47
18: cheap, shoes,sneaker,sneakers ( paypal accept ) ( ............. : 42
19: Comments 'ok'?................................................. : 37
20: simple PRNG?................................................... : 35
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Top 10 cross-posted groups
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1: comp.std.c..................................................... : 11
2: alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++...................................... : 10
3: comp.lang.c++.................................................. : 5
4: sci.crypt...................................................... : 2
5: comp.lang.php.................................................. : 2
6: misc.invest.stocks............................................. : 2
7: alt.slack...................................................... : 2
8: microsoft.public.excel.programming............................. : 2
9: comp.programming............................................... : 2
10: comp.programming.threads....................................... : 1
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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: G2/1.0......................................................... : 97
2: Microsoft Outlook Express...................................... : 13
3: Unknown........................................................ : 11
4: Gnus........................................................... : 10
5: Mozilla........................................................ : 9
6: rn............................................................. : 9
7: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213)........................ : 8
8: KNode.......................................................... : 7
9: Forte Agent.................................................... : 6
10: Pan............................................................ : 5
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Top 10 User Agents by number of posts
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1: G2........................................................ : 330 (22%)
2: Mozilla................................................... : 237 (16%)
3: KNode..................................................... : 215 (14%)
4: Gnus...................................................... : 156 (10%)
5: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows.................................. : 76 ( 5%)
6: Outlook Express........................................... : 74 ( 5%)
7: slrn...................................................... : 72 ( 5%)
8: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001).............................. : 53 ( 4%)
9: unknown................................................... : 46 ( 3%)
10: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows............................. : 41 ( 3%)
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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 442
2: -0700.......................................................... : 440
3: +0100.......................................................... : 244
4: -0500.......................................................... : 149
5: +0530.......................................................... : 90
6: -0400.......................................................... : 69
7: +0200.......................................................... : 34
8: +1300.......................................................... : 26
9: +0800.......................................................... : 7
10: -0600.......................................................... : 3
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