On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:55:58 BST, "Warhurst, SI (Spencer)" <[log in to unmask]>  said:

> METHOD 1
>
> Either of the following lines indicate a mail sent to a member of a list:
>
> 21 Sep 2001 12:51:37 Mail posted via SMTP to [log in to unmask]
> 21 Sep 2001 12:51:37 Mail delivered to [log in to unmask]

> So, counting the number of lines with either "Mail posted via SMTP to" or
> "Mail delivered to" in them gives a total of:
> 266,665

The total recipients delivered by YOUR listserver.

> METHOD 2
>
> Following a distribution to a list is a line like:
>
> 21 Sep 2001 00:00:06 Done - 2 outbound files (20 rcpts).
>
> So by extracting & totalling the number in brackets to the left of "rcpts"
> gives a total of:
> 338,786

The total number of ALL recipients.

The problem is that in method (1), you forgot to allow for the lines:

27 Sep 2001 00:21:58 Mail forwarded to PLUM.EASE.LSOFT.COM for  11 recipients.

I bet if you total up all THOSE lines, it should be quite close to
(338,786 - 266,665) or 72,121 recipients.


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                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech