Due to the fact The Mod Archive has been (and still is) in development, there are occasions where change is necessary as part of survival.
Summary: While direct linking to the downloads is still permitted, a new link type is required.
Long story: The reason for this is that downloads up until now have used the filename of the module to locate the file in the database. While this has worked for a reasonable amount of time, it has become a severe resource hog on the infrastructure as the site has become progressivly bussier.
I am no longer going to be providing accurate downloads via the old link format, I will instead be switching the old script to a loose-filename match (non binary). Therfore there may be instances where users of this old script will get the wrong module!
That is why I would like you to make the choice of the following:
Sorry for the inconvenience. If life is any lesson, things either evolve or they die off.
-m0d