Well, there's a difference between subscribers and active readers. Perhaps Igor was looking at his own web stats on a PESO page or something similar?
Tim On 1/18/06 14:58, Doug Brewer wrote: > mmmm. nope. > Right now, we're running right about 500 regular list subs, 400 > digest subs, and who knows how many on Mail-archive readers. Judging > from the complaints I get if the archives are slow/dormant, it's in > the hundreds. > > > Doug > List Guy > now with email capacity again. > > On Jan 18, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > >> >> If somebody is curious, - I was able to estimate the number of >> the PDML readers. No, it is not the number of PDML subscribers, - >> as some people read it on the web-site - via mail-archive interface. >> >> Of course, this number is not exact, and some people don't read >> regularly, >> and some people read just a small portion of topics. >> Ghm.. I wonder if anybody could guess that number... >> >> Anyway, my estimate is that there are close to 200 readers. >> (Well, the floor number is at ~150). >> At least ~70 of them are reading the list via mail-archive. >> >> Igor >> >> >> PS. >> I know that for some people the thought that I could figure this out >> without having any access to the list mailserver or mail-archive >> server >> could be scary. >> No, I didn't do any hacking, I didn't invade your computers >> (well that is a philosophical question - you are reading my message >> right now - is that an invasion? ;-) You are doing it willingfully, >> I hope.. :-) ) or your privacy. >> And no, I am not associated with any of the secret service, >> governmental or spy agencies. >> >> How did I do it? Being a physicist in the area of nano-, I >> simply marked some electrons that are used for sending my >> electronic messages to the list. Analyses of the electron propagation, >> diffraction, and interference allowed me to do this estimate. >> Nothing mystic. >> >> :-) >> >> > > >
