As to how to digitally preserve bits in a fully reliable way, with geographic backup and access, used widely in the library community, look at:
It is a pretty much solved problem, at least at the scale of anything the IETF does, and the technological problems and challenges in preservation are more subtle than most understand.
Dave Rosenthal is the expert....
- Jim
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 6:29 AM, Tony Finch <dot@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
John Levine <johnl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This probably seems pretty retro, but a good way to do that is to
> print them out. We know how to make quality paper that is stable for
> centuries, and since the pigment in black laser toner is usually
> carbon black, it's unlikely to fade.
The worry with laser printers is adhesion of the toner to the paper, e.g.
http://www.naa.gov.au/records-management/agency/preserve/physical-preservation/photocopies-and-laser-prints.aspx
Tony.
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