On Sun, 30 Jul 2000 01:42:47 -0700, Tom Trimble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I know from previous discussions that it's basically an
>approximation.

No, it's an exact count of the mail distributed at that time.  Have you allowed
for people subscribed to DIGEST or INDEX?  Are you using TOPICS?  All of these
could cause the 2 numbers to differ.