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The volunteer group I've worked with for awhile, the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group, uses archive.org as the permanent home of their "certified" radio series - they make new transfers of discs or early generation tapes and try to find the best existing copy of shows in a series and put the resulting files there. Archive.org also has partnerships with libraries that are digitizing books and other materials at the site. I uploaded some collections of audio related to a 30s-60s gay nightclub performer, Ray Bourbon, to archive.org some time ago as well as three documentaries I produced in the 1990s. I'm happy with it as a public home for this digital material. Since users can upload material, some spam gets through, but does come down eventually. I'd say it's still the best option. Randy ________________ Randy A. Riddle [log in to unmask] www.coolcatdaddy.com On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Tim Stamps <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My take on this is that archive.org is still the best option. > The fact that they have been overtaken by spam means they > need a spring-cleaning. If enough people write in with complaints, > I am sure they will comply as best they can. Any other public site is > bound to fall victim as well - after all, it *is* the internet. > For a perpetually free-from-spam site, you may need to look for > one that requires logins, or even paid registrations or subscriptions > but that would certainly limit your audience significantly. > A subscription site like ARSC would be a good option, if they > were interested in setting up an online archive site for members. > > Tim S. > > > On May 19, 2014, at 11:38 AM, CJB wrote: > > > I have a number of archival recordings both sound and video to upload > > to archive sites in perpetuity - or for as long as the Internet > > exists. > > > > I thought of YouTube - however its is not audio file friendly, it > > appends adverts, and there is a LOT of junk on there. Also being owned > > by Google it is subject to ephemeral whims as to which files are > > allowed to remain and which are summarily removed. > > > > Then I thought that Archive.org would be a good option. Its easy to > > upload files, metadata can be added, it does not carry advertising, > > and once uploaded a file is converted into numerous forts, and there > > is also a number of download options. BUT ... I have now found that > > there are considerable uploads of porn material and files advertising > > the services of prostitutes etc. such as Indian woman in Dubai (FGS). > > > > So do folks here know of other reliable - and importantly porn free - > > serious archive sites? > > > > Thanks - > > > > Chris B. >