We generalise some results of R. E. Stong concerning finite spaces to wider subclasses of Alexandroff spaces. In particular, we characterize pairs of spaces X,Y such that the compact-open topology on C(X,Y) is Alexandroff, give a homotopy type classification of a class of infinite Alexandroff spaces and prove some results concerning cores of locally finite spaces. We also discuss a mistake found in an article of F.G. Arenas. Since the category of T 0 Alexandroff spaces is equivalent to the category of posets, our results may lead to a deeper understanding of the notion of a core of an infinite poset.