DALnet say no more file trading: in no position to make demands

In an amazing turn of events Dalnet( the internet relay chat network) has posted a change in its policy regarding file transfer. The policy change basically says that channels(or chat rooms) setup for the sole purpose of file trading (no matter how legal) will be shutdown. This of course is ironic, because of the constant denial of service attacks against the dalnet network I don't know any one that's been able to connect and seriously doubt there are that many people left on the network still transfering files files.
A complete version of the Dalnet Acceptable Use Policy can be found here

Under the same policy change notice DALnet posted a Q&A section that ends with the following question :

“Q. I can't connect to DALnet. Why is that? A. DALnet has recently been the victim of ongoing Distributed Denial of Service attacks. There are people out there with control of an enormous number of exploited computers from which they can launch an attack that uses up all the available bandwidth of a remote computer. The result is, their attacks keep you from connecting to our servers. And as such, our "pool" of servers (irc.dal.net) is usually not open for connections. However, many client servers are open and accepting direct connections, and we continue to work to provide more and more room for people to chat on our network.

The DALnet staff would like to thank you for your patience and understanding throughout the difficult times it has faced due to these recent attacks. To those of you who used DALnet simply as a means to transfer files, we apologize for any inconvenience this new policy may cause you. We have no doubt you'll be able to find somewhere else that will suit your needs. As you know, DALnet has been a leader in the IRC community for many years now. We expect to continue that trend, and with the focus being put back onto chatting, be able to expand and develop new tools and services for you all to use.

-The DALnet Staff