Roger stated: <This is not the usual practice for mailing lists> (for archives to be in the public domain)
Doesn't matter if the archives or the forum is supposed to be private or public, I don't think. I recently ran a search on something totally innocent (Dragon Langerie wax beans), and on the 2nd page of Google, there was a posting I had made to this group a couple of years ago! I like the CD rom idea though. That way I can dump my BDNOW folder and still have access to the many discussions.
