At 06:19 AM 10/13/99 -0700, you wrote: >Four of my surnames, for which I administer lists, plus variants, have >major researchers who have in the past shared their information on BBS or >private mailing lists or email Some are planning to publish and do not >wish the information which they have formerly shared to be sent to the >current Rootsweb lists by third, or even fourth parties (who may not be >aware they are using someone else's research). > >Has anyone else had this situation come up and how have they handled it. Have had that situation; it has become a very common occurrence. They are out of luck. They shared the information, and it probably has been shared many times since - it may already be on lists, boards, CDs, online Gedcoms, and who knows what else. If they do not want the info to become public, they'd best not share the info. With anyone. Carol C-H <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/