I keep regular backups of the entire forum MySql database. If aFishbellykanakaDude wrote: > HTTrack is a "utility" that mirrors whole websites.
> I'm not sure it could handle a truly massive site, but it's worth
> a shot.
> Perhaps if there's a "last call" shortly before the site goes
> "dead" that would be the time to try to capture it to "disk".
> https://www.httrack.com/
> ..or there may be an "administrator" procedure that can zip up the
> entirety of the forum/website.
> I'm not commenting on keeping the site/forum "running", as I
> certainly don't want to do that.
responsible person were willing to take responsibility, I could make a
copy of that backup available to him. That person could then get the
forum running on his own web site, and all the messages would be
preserved.