I was wondering if the archive collected by this wise and noble troop could
be had locally.

Ive often wanted to research and avoid "We've heard this before" Newbe
questions when definitive answers are in the archive.
It takes a long time  for each search.  If you don't have the right search
term or original title, or,  cant scan through message bodies. I've not
always been successful searching the archive.

How much hard media would it require?  Could it be compacted and
downloaded?  Drop Box?  Cloud? Cost?

Frank Lee