The VLA archive contains all VLA data since observing started in 1976. The entire archive is now on disk, and is available via the web. A catalog describing these observations can be accessed from http://archive.nrao.edu/archive/ . Data-base searches may be made based on a large number of user-specified criteria, and automatic downloading of the data via standard ftp protocols. With the exception of some rapid response and large proposals, VLA data associated with a given proposal normally are restricted to proprietary use by the proposing team for a period of 12 months from the date of the last observation in a proposal.8 Proprietary data may be downloaded by the observing team by making use of the project key (see Section 4.6.