Ally, I have 2 choices for settings on this list. Private or public. If this list was private, I wouldn't have over 860 researchers who have discovered us. So it is public. The Rootsweb lists are public. Many Yahoo ones are too (that are genealogy related).
I realize there are new people to the Internet and list-servs every day. So if someone publicly posts their address or phone, I remove it from the archive. It does not disappear from the entire Internet for a couple of weeks, though. However, since this is a public list, and because most genealogists want to connect with others, I leave it public. It's up to the user to post what they want out there. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."