Allo!
 >  AH> Is there a utility that will scan Max message areas
 >  AH> and provide a list of the names in the From: field?
 >  AH> *adh*
GB> Yes sir! Give a try at: Traffic Manager from Rich Veerra.
 > Will extract "from" field and give you a report of the
 > traffic for each of the writer in the conference.
 JN>  ...would this utility be Max 3.x specific...
Extract form documentation of traffic 1.15
                          A BIRDSOFT PROGRAM
   (C) Copyright 1991, 1994-5 by Richard P. Veraa. All rights reserved.
       Veraa-Birdsoft Computer Products. North Miami, Florida, USA
        TRAFFIC.EXE is a simple messagebase traffic volume report
   generator for use with bulletin board systems using either the
   Fido/Opus, Hudson, JAM, or Squish styles of messagebase.  TRAFFIC
   generates an individual report for each conference area listed in
   an AREAS.BBS-type file (or a restricted list) that you prepare.
   It tabulates each poster to that echo during the report period in
   order of activity, with the number of messages posted, the average
   size of messages by that author, and his/her net address of origin,
   as well as a total number of messages and posters for each area.
   Version 1.05 will now handle up to 1024 posters in up to 1024 conference
   areas.
Hope this help
See you in 2000
Gilles
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