diff --git a/pmg-statistic.adoc b/pmg-statistic.adoc index 58e4d77..02ea81c 100644 --- a/pmg-statistic.adoc +++ b/pmg-statistic.adoc @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Statistics ========== -{pmg} offers a useful and feature-rich statistics interface, which allows the -administrators to quickly see the general workload and makes it easy to identify -problems. +{pmg} provides a useful and feature-rich statistics interface that allows +administrators to quickly get an overview of the overall workload and easily +identify problems. -The statistics are shown for the selected time range, which defaults to the -current day, but can be changed to any other day, a whole month, or even a -whole year. +The statistics are displayed for a selected period, which by default is the +current day. This period can be changed to any other day, a whole month or even +a whole year. On the main statistics page there are three graphs with additional data: @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Shows the total mail flow as a graph and the following details: 'Incoming Mails':: -Shows the incoming mail counts as a graph and the following details -(as counts and percentages of the incoming mail volume): +Displays the count of incoming mails from each of the following categories, +including their percentage of the total incoming mail volume: * Incoming Mails * Junk Mails (Virus + Spam + Greylisted + SPF rejects + RBL rejects) @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Shows the incoming mail counts as a graph and the following details 'Outgoing Mails':: -Shows the outgoing mail counts as a graph and the following details -(as counts and percentages of the outgoing mail volume): +Displays the count of outgoing mails from each of the following categories, +including their percentage of the total outgoing mail volume: * Outgoing Mails * Bounces (mails with an empty envelope-sender address) @@ -46,20 +46,22 @@ Shows the outgoing mail counts as a graph and the following details Spam Scores ----------- -This panel shows the distribution of the different spam scores for the selected -time frame. +The `Spam Scores` panel shows the distribution of the different spam scores for +the selected time period. Note that you can also select a whole month or even a +whole year as period to display. Virus Charts ------------ -This panel shows which and how many viruses were detected in the selected -time frame. +The `Virus Charts` panel shows which and how many viruses were detected in the +selected time period. Hourly Distribution ------------------- -Shows the amount of incoming and outgoing mail per hour for the selected -time frame. +The `Hourly Distribution` shows the amount of incoming and outgoing mail per +hour for the selected time period. For periods spanning a whole month or a +whole year the arithmetic average of mail volume in an hour will be shown. Postscreen ---------- @@ -71,16 +73,17 @@ https://www.postfix.org/POSTSCREEN_README.html[postscreen readme]. Domain ------ -Contains a summary for the recipient domain of the incoming and outgoing mails -of the selected time frame, with traffic, count, how many viruses were detected, -and how much of it was spam. +The `Domain` view is split into two tabs, one for incoming and one for outgoing +mails. Each shows a summary grouped by the recipient domain in a selected time +frame, with stats for traffic, count, how many viruses were detected, and how +much of the mail volume was classified as spam. Sender ------ -This panel contains a list of e-mail addresses that sent mail out in the -selected time frame, with a total count, how many viruses were detected and how -big these mails were. +The `Sender` panel contains a list of e-mail addresses that sent mail out in +the selected time frame, with a total count, how many viruses were detected and +how big these mails were. If you click on one of these e-mail addresses, you see a detailed list of recipients, complete with size, date and time. @@ -95,9 +98,9 @@ as the total mail size. If you click an entry, it shows a detailed list of mails with size, date, time, virus and spam score info. -If the `advanced statistics filters` are active, only active accounts will be -listed. Active accounts are those which sent mail in the selected time frame -or up to 90 days before. +If the `Use advanced statistics filters` option (`Configurations -> Options`) +is enabled, only active accounts will be listed. Active accounts are those that +sent mail during the selected time period or up to 90 days before. Contact ------- @@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ This contains the list of external recipients that received mail from this If you click an entry, it shows a list of mails with size, date and time. -If the `advanced statistics filters` are active, active accounts will be -filtered out, since they can already be seen in the `Receiver` panel. Active -accounts are those which sent mail in the selected time frame or up to 90 days -before. +If the `Use advanced statistics filters` option (`Configurations -> Options`) +is enabled, active accounts will be filtered out, since they can already be +seen in the `Receiver` panel. Active accounts are those which sent mail in the +selected time frame or up to 90 days before.