Newsreaders used by alt.usage.english posters in 2006

by Bob Cunningham
 

The number to the left of each newsreader name is the number of different posters who used that newsreader during 2006. Click here to see additional explanation.

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


1565 g (Google Groups)
584microsoft outlook express
198forte agent
129mozilla
97thunderbird
82forte free agent
71mozilla thunderbird
63xnews
41slrn
40mt-newswatcher
32turnpike
32trn
22tin
21gnus
19pan
19knode
12microplanet-gravity
12macsoup
10news rover
9xananews
9thoth
7bnews
6unison
6microplanet gravity v
5nn
5news xpress
4opera mail
4microsoft-entourage
4mesnews
4direct read news
3knews
3hamster
3debian thunderbird
2virtual access by atlantic coast plc
2turnpike integrated version
2sylpheed-claws
2pronews
2pluto
2nn version
2microsoft-outlook-express-macintosh-edition
2microsoft internet news
2hogwasher
1zimacs
1yanoff
1ya-newswatcher
1xrn
1winvn
1usenext
1turnpike version
1turnpike trial version
1sylpheed version
1squirrelmail
1snews
1simple news snews
1pmw-tb
1pine
1opera m
1openxp
1nypost
1newswatcher-x
1newsbin pro
1my custom news editor v
1mr
1microsoft windows mail
1microsoft internet explorer
1mariozilla
1mail
1hidden
1grn
1edmax ver
1crosspoint v

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.