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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago

Just an observation, but those are protocols that require a login before files can be transferred, so at a guess, it reduces the risk of accidentally transferring unnecessary client side information, but it's probably more likely to be for code maintenance reasons. Fewer supported protocols means less to manage going forward.

HTTP(S) is fine for downloads anyway, even if it wasn't originally designed for that.