Quote Originally Posted by Catapult View Post
I suspect legal reasons. Torrent programs are generally licensed for personal and private use. They are also perceived as... dubious among certain circles.

No doubt SE wants to send those lawyer-type people an indication that they are doing "everything in their power" to discourage piracy blah blah blah...
I see your logic, but that would be a dumb reason. Regardless of what client is being used, to our ISPs it's still a torrent.

If they wanted to stay smoochy with the lawyers, they'd be offering us some http or ftp alternatives.