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NewsStats 1.40 (18 Sep 2001) |
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NewsStats analyses newsgroups or email mailboxes giving information such as |
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the number of messages about a particular subject or the duration of a |
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thread. |
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NewsStats works by requesting newsgroup messages from a message server |
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program, such as Newsbase. It will only work if you are using Newsbase to |
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store your newsgroups or emails, or a compatible program. A web browser is |
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also required to display the analysis. |
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Installation |
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NewsStats is written in Python, so requires the Python runtime resources. You |
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can get this from |
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http://www.schwertberger.de/ |
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(the 'Binaries, Libraries' archive is sufficient). Install it as described in |
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the archive. You are now ready to run NewsStats. |
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Usage |
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Double-click on the NewsStats icon to load it to the iconbar. Make sure |
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Newsbase or an equivalent is loaded, then click on the NewsStats icon. |
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Enter a username and password, as you would use in Messenger or your mail |
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reader. |
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Choose the newsgroup or email mailbox to analyse from the pop-up menu. �All |
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groups� will analyse all the groups available. Choose the type of analysis: |
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Fast analysis - this only analyses the subject, author and date of the |
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messages. |
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Full analysis - this analyses all the headers available, so takes longer |
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Fully analysing a newsgroups can take a long time, especially if there are |
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many messages. For example, analysing a small newsgroup with 50 messages |
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takes about 25 seconds on an A7000+. |
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Click �Analyse and save� and drag the icon to a directory, or click �Analyse |
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and display� to start the analysis. A window will show the progress of the |
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analysis. |
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When the analysis is complete, the results will be displayed in your |
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browser, or saved to the directory as html files. Each link on the first |
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page (�index/html� in the directory) corresponds to one of the headers in |
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the news postings or emails, and leads to a page giving a count of each |
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content for that header. The duration is calculated from the �Date� header. |
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Interactive help is supported. |
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Possible problems |
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Problem: I get the message �News Stats could not find a message server. |
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Please load a server (eg. Newsbase), and try again.� every time I |
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click on the NewsStats icon. |
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Solution: Load Newsbase or a compatible message server. If it is already |
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loaded, wait a moment before trying again. |
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Problem: I get �File not found� errors from my browser. |
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Solution: NewsStats deletes the result pages it generated when it is quit if |
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you used �Analyse and display�, so leave it running while you look |
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through the results. |
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Problem: NewsStats crashes or doesn't work with Messenger Pro. |
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Solution: This may be due to a bug in older version of Messenger Pro. Upgrade |
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to version 2.09 or later. |
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Copyright (c) 2001 James Bursa |
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All rights reserved. |
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a |
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copy of this software and associated documentation files (the |
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"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including |
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without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, |
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distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons |
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to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above |
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copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of |
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the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this |
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permission notice appear in supporting documentation. |
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS |
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OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF |
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT |
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OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR |
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HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL |
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INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING |
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FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, |
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NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION |
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WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |
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Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder |
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shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use |
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or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization |
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of the copyright holder. |
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NewsStats uses the mxDateTime library. See the copyright and license |
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in the mx directory. |
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james.bursa@strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk |
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http://www.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk/ |
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