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Re: how does listserv count subscribers by country?
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Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:01:53 -0400
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At 01:53 4/6/2006 Thursday, Tim Robinson (New Media) wrote:
>I've been looking at the subscribers by country option - a reporting
>function under the command tab in the web interface. Although the
>results are interesting, I'm unsure how much trust I should place in
>them.

It's an artifact from BitNet days where registered node names were registered by country.  Forgetaboutit for .COM, .ORG, .x x x

Nathan said:


>It's strictly based on TLD.  If you are in France but you have a .COM TLD, you are counted as a US user.

Nah -- the NSA "knows" where you are ;-)

/Pete

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