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From: alt.os.linux.mandrake Stats on 13 Jul 2007 16:00
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Analysis of posts to alt.os.linux.mandrake by Robert Marshall
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(stats compiled with a script by Garry Knight)


Total posts considered: 68 over 7 days
Earliest article: Fri Jul 6 21:25:13 2007
Latest article: Fri Jul 13 14:25:02 2007
Original articles: 5, replies: 63
Total size of posts: 262,947 bytes (256K) (0.25M)
Average 9 articles per day, 0.04 MB per day, 3,866 bytes per article
Total headers: 126 KB bodies: 130 KB
Body text - quoted: 51 KB, original: 72 KB = 58.59%, sigs: 6 KB
Total number of posters: 17, average 15,467 bytes per poster
Total number of threads: 10, average 26,294 bytes per thread
Total number of User-Agents: 25

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Top 17 posters by number of articles
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1: ibuprofin(a)painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 20
2: Blinky the Shark <no.spam(a)box.invalid>......................... : 14
3: Adam <look(a)bottom.for.address>................................. : 11
4: Adam <nospam(a)example.com>...................................... : 4
5: TonyK <kobatakea(a)yahoo.com>.................................... : 3
6: al <acickx111(a)gmail.com>....................................... : 3
7: Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter(a)NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk>....... : 2
8: gilberto(a)vtxnet.ch............................................. : 2
9: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet(a)capuchin.co.uk>............ : 1
10: alt.os.linux.mandrake Stats <usenet(a)capuchin.co.uk>............ : 1
11: user <user(a)example.net>........................................ : 1
12: Sea Eagle <who-knows(a)wherever.com>............................. : 1
13: Harvie Powis <hpowis(a)tamcotec.com>............................. : 1
14: Dan Espen <daneNO(a)MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com>................... : 1
15: Nerd Fool <akkfun(a)gmail.com>................................... : 1
16: "Peter D." <psd(a)live.home.invalid>............................. : 1
17: William Bagwell <use-other(a)s.this.one.invalid>................. : 1

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Top 17 posters by article size in Kbytes
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1: ibuprofin(a)painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 92
2: Blinky the Shark <no.spam(a)box.invalid>......................... : 50
3: Adam <look(a)bottom.for.address>................................. : 40
4: alt.os.linux.mandriva Stats <usenet(a)capuchin.co.uk>............ : 14
5: Adam <nospam(a)example.com>...................................... : 11
6: alt.os.linux.mandrake Stats <usenet(a)capuchin.co.uk>............ : 10
7: al <acickx111(a)gmail.com>....................................... : 6
8: Christopher Hunter <chrisehunter(a)NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk>....... : 5
9: TonyK <kobatakea(a)yahoo.com>.................................... : 4
10: gilberto(a)vtxnet.ch............................................. : 4
11: "Peter D." <psd(a)live.home.invalid>............................. : 3
12: Dan Espen <daneNO(a)MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com>................... : 2
13: William Bagwell <use-other(a)s.this.one.invalid>................. : 2
14: user <user(a)example.net>........................................ : 2
15: Harvie Powis <hpowis(a)tamcotec.com>............................. : 1
16: Nerd Fool <akkfun(a)gmail.com>................................... : 1
17: Sea Eagle <who-knows(a)wherever.com>............................. : 1

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Top 2 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: ibuprofin(a)painkiller.example.tld (Moe Trin).................... : 66.09%
2: Adam <look(a)bottom.for.address>................................. : 50.94%

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Bottom 2 responders by original text (> 5 posts)
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1: Blinky the Shark <no.spam(a)box.invalid>......................... : 17.37%
2: Adam <look(a)bottom.for.address>................................. : 50.94%

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Top 10 threads by no. of articles
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1: [OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake...................... : 43
2: [Way OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake.................. : 9
3: Boot problem (time setting).................................... : 5
4: wmv file decoder............................................... : 3
5: ffmpeg - Mandriva 2007.1. : undefined symbol: av_opt_set_defaul : 2
6: Gasoline (was: [OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake)...... : 2
7: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake........................... : 1
8: yum for mandrake linux ........................................ : 1
9: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 1
10: ffmpeg - Mandriva 2007.1. : undefined symbol:.................. : 1

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Top 10 threads by size in KB
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1: [OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake...................... : 157
2: [Way OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake.................. : 43
3: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandriva........................... : 14
4: Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake........................... : 10
5: Boot problem (time setting).................................... : 10
6: Gasoline (was: [OT] Statistics for alt.os.linux.mandrake)...... : 7
7: wmv file decoder............................................... : 4
8: ffmpeg - Mandriva 2007.1. : undefined symbol: av_opt_set_defaul : 3
9: ffmpeg - Mandriva 2007.1. : undefined symbol:.................. : 2
10: yum for mandrake linux ........................................ : 1

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Top 1 cross-posted groups
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1: alt.os.linux.mandriva.......................................... : 2

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Top 10 User Agents by poster
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1: KNode.......................................................... : 5
2: G2............................................................. : 2
3: Forte Agent.................................................... : 2
4: Unknown........................................................ : 2
5: slrn........................................................... : 2
6: Gnus........................................................... : 1
7: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (X11....................................... : 1
8: Mozilla........................................................ : 1
9: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11....................................... : 1
10: News Rover..................................................... : 0

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Top 9 User Agents by number of posts
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1: slrn...................................................... : 34 (50%)
2: Mozilla................................................... : 11 (16%)
3: KNode..................................................... : 11 (16%)
4: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11.................................. : 3 ( 4%)
5: G2........................................................ : 3 ( 4%)
6: unknown................................................... : 2 ( 3%)
7: Forte Agent............................................... : 2 ( 3%)
8: Gnus...................................................... : 1 ( 1%)
9: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (X11.................................. : 1 ( 1%)

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Top 10 time zones
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1: UTC............................................................ : 35
2: -0500.......................................................... : 21
3: +1200.......................................................... : 4
4: -0700.......................................................... : 3
5: -0400.......................................................... : 2
6: +1000.......................................................... : 2
7: +0100.......................................................... : 1

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From: user on 13 Jul 2007 20:52
Moe Trin wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandrake, in article
> <f76r18$d64$1(a)lust.ihug.co.nz>, Adam wrote:
>
>> Moe Trin wrote:
>
>>> How far "northern-most"? Aukland? Whangarei? Te Hapua?
>> Whangarei was hit worst, but outages north and south of Auckland.
>> Certainly gale force winds were evident, and lashings of rain in excess
>> of 10 inches in 24 hours for those area made a flooded windswept mess.
>> The biggest swirling cloud I've ever seen over the Tasman Sea, for the
>> 10th.
>
> Ten inches in 24 hours is certainly a recipe for disaster. Not only do
> you get the possible flooding, but it may make the ground so soggy
> that the utility poles are in danger of falling over. That happens
> here in the states with some frequency.
>
>>> I've had 3.23 inches / 82 mm of rain so far this year, and no
>>> rainfail since mid-April in Phoenix (about 360 miles/600 KM East of
>>> Los Angeles).
>> Similar to the Australian experience. One or two big storms in the last
>> 10 years, but generally little and lessening rain.
>
> We average about 7 inches per year, mainly thunderstorms in the late
> summer, and some rainy periods during the winter. Our main problem is
> those thunderstorms, as the soil is usually baked quite hard, and the
> rainfall doesn't have a chance to soak in - consequently causing flash
> flooding. Also, a lot of the lesser roads lack bridges over the dry
> creeks (who needs a bridge when it's dry), and that can cause traffic
> problems when it does rain. The other problem we get is the high
> winds during thunderstorms. In some cases, these may actually snap off
> the utility poles, and you may wind up with a section of town without
> power for a day or two until the power company can come in and replace
> the broken poles. It seems that this usually takes out five or ten
> poles in a row, complicating the repair efforts.
>
>>> Unfortunately, the only thing we've seen so far is dry lightning
>>> strikes which cause range or forest fires.
>
>> We heard about Lake Tahoe - not necessarily lightning there though. I
>> don't think we heard finally what the cause was.
>
> The Angora fire? While it destroyed 250+ homes, it was only about
> 3100 acres (4.8 square miles), and they haven't determined how it
> started yet. To me, it smells like some idiot started it, but I can't
> say if it was intentional or not. There's a fire in Utah at the moment
> that has burnt 600 square miles so far - don't know when they'll get
> that under control. There are three major fires in this state (5000
> acres at Morman Lake, 7200 acres near Tucson, and 22300 acres [34.8
> square miles] up near the Grand Canyon), several in California (55
> square miles near Fresno, another of about 20 square miles about half
> way between SFO and LA), about 128 square miles in Northern Nevada,
> another in Southern Idaho (about 81 square miles)... we've got a
> number of fires running right now. Summer can be a bad time here.
>
>>> What's the forecast for getting power restored? What caused the
>>> power outages - pole lines collapsing, or wind damage?
>> Wind and trees were the main outage cause. More than 100,000 without
>> power for several days. Flooding causing slips and house and line
>> damage a noteable secondary cause. Widespread lines down so linemen
>> called in from out of town to catch up. 80% back up in 2-3 days, and
>> the rest coming on line 4-5 days later. A one-in-50-year event perhaps,
>> - with roofs torn off etc.
>
> Sounds all to familiar. There are occasions here when something
> huge happens - whether it be a fire, flood, or major storm, and it's
> common for repair crews to be called in from outside entities, as
> much as several hundred miles away.
>
> The power companies here tend to keep the trees trimmed away from power
> lines just for that reason. Here in the West, we also worry about the
> lines contacting trees and starting fires. Seems like I hear about one
> or two of those every year just the same.
>
>> Down in the South Island, I can remember the summer 'stationary-
>> occlusions' which seemed to stay for days or a week at a time - high
>> cloud and muggy warmth quite continental like Australia, and unusual
>> for the little island.
>
> The muggy warmth I can understand, but I thought you got enough
> circulation for the weather to be variable. Of course, the terrain
> can strongly influence things. The "famous" San Francisco fog in the
> summer is a result of the thermal low created in the Central Valley
> of California, which sucks in cool moist air from the ocean. On a
> hot summer day, it's booming through the Golden Gate, and creeping
> over the lower passes in the hills. But just across the bay in Oakland
> it might be clear and 20 or 30 degrees (F) warmer.
>
> Old guy

I'm sure glad nobody has told you two to take this to email,
because this all is so danged interesting. And bringing back memories of
long ago.
Having graduated Yuma back in the 70's, living in Los Banos for a
couple years and all over California for years and years, I know what
you guys are talking about.
Thanks for the memories.
From: Adam on 13 Jul 2007 21:11
user wrote:

> I'm sure glad nobody has told you two to take this to email,
> because this all is so danged interesting. And bringing back memories of
> long ago.
> Having graduated Yuma back in the 70's, living in Los Banos for a
> couple years and all over California for years and years, I know what
> you guys are talking about.
> Thanks for the memories.

Sorry - I forgot to include an interestingmet site, run out of Victoria
University in Wellington. And may be worth a quick look, if for the pics
alone.

www.metvuw.com

Following on from those quake sites.


From: Adam on 13 Jul 2007 22:54
Moe Trin wrote:
>> I miss the good old days when cable TV also carried FM stations.
>> Their antenna was only pointed in one direction but it was a much
>> better antenna than I could ever have.
>
> More likely, it is located in a far better location, like up near the
> top of that hill, rather than down in the valley.

You can see photos of their antenna at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Mountain . The other antenna there
is owned by the local diocese. I have no idea what they do with it.

>> Currently reading/skimming all-in-one-desk-reference-Linux-for-Dummies
>
> If that's the real "Linux-for-Dummies", it's written by Maddog, and he
> does have a lot of experience explaining things like this.

Nope, "Linux All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies, 2nd Edition" by Naba
Barkakati. It's a fairly new book, which is why I took it out. I
already read "Linux for Dummies," but I think the library's copy is
probably a little outdated by now.

>> now that I'm a sysadmin. :-)
>
> Real Sys-Admins Read O'Reilly[1] ;-)

Yes, they have a good reputation among the LUG members. The
Poughkeepsie library has some of their books. The only one I own is
"Linux Pocket Guide" (a command-line quick reference), but I refer to it
a lot.

Another Adam
From: Adam on 13 Jul 2007 22:54
Adam wrote:
> outages north and south of Auckland

My parents visited Auckland, and all I got were some t-shirts! (And the
knowledge that "kiwi" isn't considered derogatory at all.)

Another Adam
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