NAME

cpanstats - script to access the NNTP server and update the database.

SYNOPSIS

  # use defaults
  cpanstats

  # rebuild default database
  cpanstats --rebuild --start=100 --end=200
  
  # update database in named directory, without storing articles,
  # and ignoring any missing article responses from the NNTP server
  cpanstats -d=../db/ --nostore --ignore

DESCRIPTION

Acts as a wrapper script to the underlying CPAN::WWW::Testers::Generator code that downloads articles from the NNTP server, extracts all components of each, then stores the data into a local SQLite database.

BUGS, PATCHES & FIXES

There are no known bugs at the time of this release. However, if you spot a bug or are experiencing difficulties, that is not explained within the POD documentation, please send an email to barbie@cpan.org. However, it would help greatly if you are able to pinpoint problems or even supply a patch.

Fixes are dependant upon their severity and my availablity. Should a fix not be forthcoming, please feel free to (politely) remind me.

SEE ALSO

CPAN::WWW::Testers, CPAN::Testers::WWW::Statistics

http://www.cpantesters.org/, http://stats.cpantesters.org/, http://wiki.cpantesters.org/

AUTHOR

  Barbie, <barbie@cpan.org>
  for Miss Barbell Productions <http://www.missbarbell.co.uk>.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

  Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Barbie for Miss Barbell Productions.

  This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.