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. -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech