Newsreaders used by alt.usage.english posters in 1999

by Bob Cunningham
 

The number to the left of each newsreader name is the number of different posters who used that newsreader during 1999. Click here to see additional explanation.

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


1542mozilla
1395microsoft outlook express
318forte free agent
310forte agent
170tin
94microsoft internet news
78news xpress
75turnpike
53mt-newswatcher
41gnus
38slrn
38macsoup
37microplanet gravity
35winvn
30microsoft outlook express macintosh edition -
26trn
24yet another newswatcher
21nn
19xnews
16microsoft outlook express for macintosh -
11ya-newswatcher
11turnpike integrated version
10aol offline reader
8trumpet for windows
7knews
6lynx
5xrn
5turnpike trial version
5gnus
4news xpress
4ibm newsreader
4demon internet simple news
4anawave gravity
3news rover
2virtual access by atlantic coast plc
2thor
2risc os newsbase
2pminews
2newswatcher-j
2microsoft internet mail
2forum client
2forte free agent
2crosspoint
1xnews beta
1wintama
1wensuite
1virtual access by ashmount research ltd
1snews
1quassia gnus
1pronews
1pluto
1nuntius
1novell groupwise
1not
1newswin alpha
1newsagent
1mr
1microsoft
1macsoup f-
1knode
1kexpress
1internet mail service
1hamster
1fort
1dmail
1bmobile news
1astinus
1aslan
1archimedes readnews

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.