Preservation of historical ftp site content

[MrFlibble]

Some time ago I checked gamers.org but it was down (both http and ftp). I thought it was undergoing maintenance and when I checked back later it was working again. However, now it's down again, and already for several days if not more.

I was thinking, maybe it's time to start archiving those ftp sites that still have the old content of DOS and early Windows era games - the files themselves the directory structure (if present), date stamps on files, everything? The overall size of the files shouldn't be much of a problem with today's HDD capacity and Internet download speeds.

Here's a few potential candidates for archiving:

DOS, Win3.x and early Win95:
ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/
ftp.pl.freebsd.org/vol/rzm1/coast/games/
ftp.padua.org/pub/msdos/dos/games/local/
delphi.hs-niederrhein.de/pub/dos/games/
ftp.uni-potsdam.de/pub/systems/dos/games/
ftp.sunet.se/pub/games/PC/
ftp.uni-potsdam.de/pub/systems/win95/games/
ftp.fi.netbsd.org/.m/archive1l/ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win95/games/

Early 2000s:
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo/
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo2/
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo3/
ftp.peliplaneetta.net/pelidemot/
ftp.gameaholic.com/pub/demos/

Official developer/publisher ftp sites:
ftp.3drealms.com/
ftp.atari.com/demos/
ftp.bluebyte.com/demos/
ftp.ea.com/pub/
ftp.idsoftware.com/
ftp.gtinteractive.com/demos/
ftp.lucasarts.com/demos/pc/
ftp.team17.com/pub/t17/demos/
ftp.ubisoft.com/
ftp.virginmedia.com/blueyondergames/blueyondergames/
ftp.westwood.com/pub/
ftp.wizworks.com/demos/
download.mvpsoft.com/