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<div>[[Image:Avatarserver.jpg|thumb|right|Avatar's servers (with [[FurryMUCK]]'s black one on top).]]<br />
The '''Avatar Archive''' (also known as the '''Furry Art Archive''', as it was the first of its kind{{fact}}) was an [[Wikipedia:File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] site created by [[S'A'Alis]] as a continuation of [[Steven Stadnicki]]'s [[Tezuka]] FTP server.<br />
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* '''Addresses''': <br />
** '''FTP''': ftp://avatar.snc.edu<br />
** '''Web''': http://www.avatar.furry.org<br />
* '''Founder''': S'A'Alis<br />
* '''Ran from/to''': 1993 - 2000 (with a ~9 month gap in 1997-1998)<br />
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==History==<br />
The Avatar Archive began as an FTP server containing most of the operational files, maps, and diagrams for [[FurryMUCK]] (which was also under the administrative care of S'A'Alis at the time). It hosted one of the first [[furry]] art archives known to the fandom. Initially containing [[Wikipedia:GIF|GIF]] images of characters from FurryMuck, it quickly expanded to host many kinds of furry media.<br />
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==Content==<br />
There were no restrictions on quality or quantity aside from a prohibition on outright porn. Files were stored in single-letter directories based on the first letter of the filename. For instance, "something.gif" would be available as "/pub/furry/images/downloads/s/something.gif". <br />
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Although files were not sorted by artist, at its peak the site was a very popular place for furries to upload pictures.<br />
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==Avatar's fate==<br />
The server's functions and files were eventually transferred to a web site, where they would stay until it went offline in 2000. The [[Yerf]] and [[FurNation]] art archives mirrored its contents for a short time.<br />
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After the death of [[S'A'Alis]] the physical servers have been sent to [[Hurga]] by members of the family, and the contents of the harddrives have been fully recovered. The historical contents have been put online again for research purposes<ref>[https://avatar.furry.de/avatar_orig/ Historical Avatar Archive Mirror] - avatar.furry.de (25 October 2023)</ref>.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Art archives]]<br />
[[Category:1993 births]]<br />
[[Category:2000 deaths]]</div>2003:DD:E743:A100:29FF:5EFC:8657:578