Not to beat a dead horse, and not that anyone cares what I think, but I agree with ragnar, and spystyle, and thefearsomefearful, and thefearsomefearful, and thefearsomefearful, and nordemoniac - why isn't this wonderful resource available more often? More frequently? Always? In other words, why exactly ISN'T this a torrent?
If the reason is because there's not enough storage space, that makes sense - these files are huge (quality for our purposes is worth lots of ones and zeroes). But with people offering free torrent/storage space, I wonder if that generosity might remove a possible obstacle.
Now if it's a copyright-related issue or fear then I totally understand. If it's not, then I'm confused. Please don't think I'm being accusatory - just thinking/asking out loud. Every time the server is up I get data I want/need/like/wish to share with new hobbyists - and even if I don't keep the data I download, I enjoy looking at the wonderful artwork.
I'll wrap this up and send it along. Sorry to bother everyone, and please don't think I'm trying to start a flame-war or any other sort of problem(s). I joined this forum for one reason, which I imagine is the same reason many others joined, for the free sharing of information and data related to our hobby. No reply needed - after reading the replies posted by those braver than I, I felt compelled to share my input as well (again, not that anyone cares) in case such data/opinions/feelings were somehow being captured for historical reasons. Thanks for reading!
R