From cd6f153a9eb2208efa0bfde0ddde2ca44e28186d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Hochstein Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 00:02:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add README. Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein --- README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58cf821 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# NewsStats + +**NewsStats** is a software package to extract live data from an INN newsfeed and generate statistics from it. + +## Description + +**NewsStats** stores overview data and complete headers of all incoming postings (in one or more specific Usenet hierarchies) in real time in a MySQL database. This raw dataset can then be analysed regularly, e.g. monthly, for instance in terms of postings per group and month. The analysis results will also be stored in a database which in turn can be used to generate various reports. + +The software package is still under development. + +It is currently used to generate the monthly statistics posted to `de.admin.news.lists` for the de.\* hierarchy. + +## More information + +Please see the [distribution page](https://th-h.de/net/software/newsstats/) (in German). \ No newline at end of file