[Unknown Target]

Back up the VW Archives while they're still up, don't you think?

[kv1at3485]

[Dekzar]

What are the VW Archives?

I've got access to a pretty good webhost, I could probably do it. If it's less than 3/4 GB....

[Unknown Target]

It's probably way bigger. It's the Volition Watch Archives, from the begginings of Freespace.

[kv1at3485]

I wonder...

Should people just start downloading all of the FS stuff from the VW Archives to their harddrives at home for possible transfer later to HLP?

Or is there a more efficient way of going about it?

[Night Hammer]

I definently agree, thats some of te old school Freespace

[Dekzar]

Maybe we could just get a big list of everything on the Archives that's been downloaded?

Like if I downloaded new skins for FS2 ships, I'd post in that thread that I had it available, and it'd be added to a list of material we have.

Then if, say, Night Hammer downloaded a FreeSpace campaign, he could post, and we'd just slowly get everything off of there?

The reason I suggest a big list is so people don't waste time downloading duplicate files...

[Liberator]

Couldn't someone just ask for FTP rights to the server and do a drag and drop?  It'd take some time, but would be far easier and less labor intensive than using the HTTP/web method.

[Goober5000]

But nobody has FTP rights and nobody knows where to get them.  Thus the delay in switching the archives to HLP.

Best hire a team of downloaders lest the admins wait past the point of no return.

[Night Hammer]

So theyre not transfering them over here(HLP) or not?

[kv1at3485]

Already much may be gone.  I recall there was some unforunate event a while back at the VW Arch. that resulted in the loss of a good number of missions.  It would seem that the data was never recovered.

But yes, I may start saving what remains to my HD.

[Night Hammer]

I just d/l'd sumthn from there the other day so some of it still works at least

[Fury]

HLP admins have had plans to do this. VW Archives stuff would be put available for download in fileplanet apparently.

[Mongoose]

It looks like someone has already started.  Check out this site.  I'd volunteer my time in downloading some of it, seeing as how I'm currently on a cable connect and will soon be on a college Ethernet network .