Newsreaders used by alt.usage.english posters in 2004

by Bob Cunningham
 

The number to the left of each newsreader name is the number of different posters who used that newsreader during 2004. Click here to see additional explanation.

Other years: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006


906microsoft outlook express
273forte agent
231mozilla
85 g (Google Groups)
83xnews
78forte free agent
48mozilla thunderbird
46mt-newswatcher
39gnus
32tin
32knode
31slrn
25pan
21turnpike
21microplanet gravity
16trn
16macsoup
11microsoft-entourage
10hamster
8microsoft-outlook-express-macintosh-edition
7microplanet-gravity
6thoth
6bnews
5opera
5news xpress
4news rover
3winvn
3turnpike integrated version
3session scheduler
3pronews
3nn
3newsportal
3mesnews
3hogwasher
3direct read news
2ya-newswatcher
2xrn
2webnews to mail gateway
2unison
2opera
2nn
2newssync
2newspost
2microsoft internet news
2aspnntp
1yet another newswatcher
1xananews
1www
1virtual access by atlantic coast plc
1turnpike
1turnpike trial
1thunderbird
1thor
1sylpheed
1pocomail
1pminews
1pluto
1outlook
1oberon mail
1nobodyyouknow
1newzcrawler
1newshound
1news xpress
1mozilla
1microsoft cdo for windows
1industrial automaton
1halime
1gravity-fr
1emacs gnus
1emacs
1edmax
1demon internet simple news
1crosspoint

Explanatory Remarks

How a Newsreader is Recognized

The counts are based on header lines with the following labels:

  • x-mailer
  • x-posting-agent
  • x-http-user-agent
  • x-newsreader
  • user-agent

It's possible some newsreaders use other header lines to identify themselves. The ones I've listed are the ones I've been able to learn of. If anyone knows of a different header line that's used to identify his or her newsreader, I would appreciate being told about it.

Multiple newsreaders used by a poster

If a poster used more than one newsreader during the year, the script counts only the first one. The poster's name is ignored for the rest of the year after the first time it is found.