-NewsStats 0.1 (c) 2010 Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
+NewsStats 0.1 (c) 2010-2012 Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
NewsStats is a software package for gathering statistical data live
from a Usenet feed and subsequent examination.
What's that?
There's a multitude of tools for the statistical examination of
- newsgroups: number of postings month or per person, longest
+ newsgroups: number of postings per month or per person, longest
threads, and so on (see <http://th-h.de/infos/usenet/stats.php>
[German language] for an incomplete list). Most of them use a per-
newsgroup approach while NewsStats is hierarchy oriented.
That raw data will be regularly - e.g. monthly - processed to a
second set of database tables each dedicated to a certain
- statistical aspect, e.g. number of postings per group per month.
+ statistical aspect, e.g. number of postings per group and month.
Several kinds of reports can then be generated from those result
tables.
Prerequisites
NewsStats is written in Perl (5.8.x and above) and makes use of a
- MySQL database, so you'll need Perl, some modules, mysql and, of
- course, an INN.
+ MySQL database, so you will need Perl, some modules, mysql and, of
+ course, INN.
* Perl 5.8.x with standard modules
- Cwd
- Sys::Syslog
* Perl modules form CPAN
- - Cofing::Auto
+ - Config::Auto
- Date::Format
- DBI
table. See the feedlog.pl man page for more information.
You can process that data via 'gatherstats.pl'; currently only the
- tabulation of postings per group per month is supported. More to
+ tabulation of postings per group and month is supported. More to
come. See the gatherstats.pl man page for more information.
Report generation is handled by specialised scripts for each
report type. Currently only reports on the number of postings per
- group per month are supported; you can use 'groupstats.pl' for
- that. See the groupstats.pl man page for more information.
+ group and month are supported; you can use 'groupstats.pl' for
+ this. See the groupstats.pl man page for more information.
Reporting Bugs
- You can report bugs or feature requests to the author by using the
+ You can report bugs or feature requests to the author using the
bug tracker at <http://bugs.th-h.de/>.
+ Please have a look at the TODO list before suggesting
+ improvements.
+
More Information
This program is maintained using the Git version control system.
<http://usenet.dex.de/> is a site were data gathered via NewsStats
is used for a graphical presentation of activity in the de.*
- Usenet hierarchy over the years.
+ Usenet hierarchy over the years (since 1992).
Author
Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net>
<http://th-h.de/>
+