Arakon be nice =P
If we had direct iso OR ftp links, The hosts of them would close down and users would bitch that its never available due to people leeching or attacking it, maybe shell accounts even.
Quality of FTP would drop and just be stupid as well as pointless to host.
Keeping it private to people who LOOK (and traders NEVER have issues) keeps its decent enough for people to logon. FTPA hosts are ftp that MANY users would recommend and support time and bandwitdh too. As for new ftp hosts they are diff till people say its good. Most Ftp dont last long however least no one is THAT upset when they finally have to stop. Hope that fills in some info..
(Think I should put that in the FTPA page.... I like this lol)