I'd like to add that another reason for a private list is to ensure that
confidential information shared by the participating companies does not
become public. It is important to HP, in collecting this information,
that the companies sharing their needs, goals, plans, configurations, etc.
are confident that we(HP) will not reveal this information to the public
in any way that identifies the companies involved, unless we have their
consent.

regards,
 Jeff Vance, vCSY

>         The "Private non-archiving" list is nothing more then a stream
> lined distribution list.  It is intended to make sure nobody in the
> focus group is left out when planning the conference calls and
> validating what was said in the conference calls after the
> fact.  It is
> not intended to hide anything from the general group.  I
> think everybody
> can relate to how easy it is for somebody to take something in a
> different way then it was intended.  Your reply being a great example.
> The intent of the focus group list is to be used before conferences to
> schedule the time and associated details.  After the
> conference it would
> be used to make sure an accurate recap is done.  Does that effort seem
> excessive or comical to anybody else?
>
> Thanx,
>     Jon Backus