New web statistics for MaizeDB

[Hancock Jr, Denis C.]

A few months ago we began experimenting with a new, more comprehensive web
log analyzer.  After making it available locally, we have decided to replace
the earlier analysis program (while keeping the older data for historical
purposes).

The new reports may be found at the following URL:

http://www.agron.missouri.edu/webalizer/

This program is free, and links to its maintainer can be found at the bottom
of the page.

Looking at the tables and graphs, it is quite obvious that the major web
search engines are a major mode of access to MaizeDB.

It is also obvious that Netscape and MS Explorer are equally significant
players in the browser market, and this constrains us to design pages in
such a way as to be readable by both browsers.

It has been a wild ride this Fall, with a record month for hits in November.
The daily graph shows a number of days with unusually high numbers of
accesses.

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Denis C. Hancock , Jr.          Sr. Scientific Programmer/Analyst
213 Curtis Hall                       573-882-1722 (voice)
UMC-Agronomy                   573-884-7850 (fax)
Columbia MO 65211              HancockDC at missouri.edu
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