In article <[log in to unmask]>, Norm Aleks
<[log in to unmask]> says:
>This is a FAQ, by the way; you could have found the answer by searching the
>LSTOWN-L archives.
 
And of course such "statistics" are just a first-order
approximation, since it can never include those "subscribers"
that are in reality re-distributions lists or gateways to other
network resources such as the WEB or Usenet.
 
Take it with a grain of salt (unless you're on a salt-restricted
diet ;-)) just like the count of the subscribers by country.
 
The stat can be used to represent some sort of growth (monthly,
yearly).  Similarly the number of messages distributed in some
time period.  Notebook archives and SEARCH are quite nice.
Here's an LDBASEtte without the JCL, as am example in harvesting
stats from LSTOWN-L
 
s * in lstown-l from 1/95 to 1/95
s * in lstown-l from 2/95 to 2/95
s * in lstown-l from 3/95 to 3/95
s * in lstown-l from 4/95 to 4/95
s * in lstown-l from 5/95 to 5/95
s * in lstown-l from 6/95 to 6/95
s * in lstown-l from 7/95 to 7/95
s * in lstown-l from 8/95 to 8/95
s * in lstown-l from 9/95 to 9/95
s * in lstown-l from 10/95 to 10/95
s * in lstown-l from 11/95 to 11/95
s * in lstown-l from 12/95 to 12/95
 
A further refinement could be done by interspersing each of the
above "S *" with
 
s * where subject contains re:
 
which would give you an idea of ratios of Q&A.
 
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