Digital BW, The Print

Howdy, it seems that the entire issue of the archival nature of the 
current state of black and white digital printing is up in the air. 
I've been following the discussions of some of the more knowledgeble 
on this forum lately and have to admit that i am becoming more and 
more concerned about whether digital black and white printing can 
honestly be associated with the word "archival".  Maybe we need 
another few years for things to shake out. But this is not good! I 
have packed up my darkroom and have gone 100% digital printing and 
LOVE IT!! The results i'm getting with MIS VM inks are fabulous.  
Framed and behind glass i cannot tell the difference from my old 
ilford fiber prints. I've been selling at a few shows over the past 
year and not one person, I mean NOT ONE, has been able to tell that 
my prints are digitally printed (i do tell them eventually). BUT this 
begs the question, what can i honestly tell the people that want to 
buy my prints??? I print on EEM and am beginning to wonder if i am 
printing on an inferior paper.  I've been telling people that the 
images should not fade up for 50-75 years. I think i was overly 
optimistic. Maybe i should be saying 30 years... For most people that 
buy my work 30 years is plenty, but i am not going to attract any 
serious collectors or galleries with prints with a life of 30 years! 
I don't want to be getting phones calls 30 years from now saying my 
prints have disintegrated and that they want their money back because 
i uttered the word "ARCHIVAL".

So what are some general feelings on this issue of Archivalness? 
Should i be using Brightcube Eclipse Satin or Hahnenuhle Photo Rag, 
Dmax be dammned? I need to honestly let my customers know what i am 
selling.  What do people tell their customers when they sell?

I need to go into suspended animation for 5 years and then start 
printing my works all over (for the umpteenth time).

Cheers, Peter
http://www.pixelmapper.com