Yep, the whole internet ethos has been gradually degraded over time as more and more people come online. As more and more angst-ridden teens, housewives, and people who don't ever wear woolly jumpers nor have huge beards become internet-enabled, the conecpts of ftp, telnet, smtp, etc... are being lost.
Another thing I've noticed is that these users don't necessarily remember the days when websites were more text than images, Flash animations, Java applets, etc... and all they want nowadays is eye candy
*grumble grumble grumble*
Anyway, moving back on topic, they could always use a nice looking web site yet still restrict access via .htaccess very easily - hell, if I can do it, then anyone can
ps - sorry if I'm rambling, I've had even more
than earlier, I'm kinda like the bloke that sits in the corner of the pub, who everyone acknowledges but ignore, who is just waffling on about anything and everything. Right, time for another beer.....