Re: The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.
Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
From: Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
To: Israel Brewster <ijbrewster@alaska.edu>
Cc: pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2021-04-11T15:16:11Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On 4/11/21 10:07 AM, Israel Brewster wrote: >> On Apr 11, 2021, at 6:52 AM, Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com >> <mailto:ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> On 4/11/21 9:12 AM, Israel Brewster wrote: >>>> On Apr 11, 2021, at 1:53 AM, Stephan Knauss <pgsql@stephans-server.de >>>> <mailto:pgsql@stephans-server.de>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Felix, >>>> >>>> On 11.04.2021 02:31, felix.quintgz@yahoo.com >>>> <mailto:felix.quintgz@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> I see no reason why ask elsewhere first, the link for the installer >>>>> download is on the Postgresql website, not elsewhere. The most logical >>>>> thing to do is ask here first. >>>> >>>>> Because it is the Postgresql installer. >>>>> https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads >>>>> >>>> It's unfortunate that your download is blocked. As indicated by others >>>> I am also wondering why you ask here for community support. >>>> >>>> You pointed to a download link which is controlled by a private company >>>> selling Postgresql services: >>>> >>>> Read about this company on an independent website: >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnterpriseDB >>>> >>>> If you are looking for the download links of the PostgreSQL project, >>>> you can find it here: >>>> >>>> https://www.postgresql.org/download/ >>>> >>>> >>>> Based on your feedback, it is NOT the link listed on the PostgreSQL >>>> website, >>> >>> With all due respect, the link he posted IS the link listed on the >>> PostgreSQL website, at least for me. When I go to the link YOU posted, >>> and click on MacOS, for example (giving me a URL of >>> https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/), the FIRST option listed >>> there is "Interactive installer by EDB”, which links to >>> https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads. >>> There is no indication on that page that you are linking to a >>> third-party package download not supported by PostgreSQL (it does say >>> “certified by EDB”, but that doesn’t mean much to a new user, and >>> certainly doesn’t indicate a lack of support by PostgreSQL), so it makes >>> total sense that someone would think to ask here first when experiencing >>> issues. >>> >>> If you don’t want to offer assistance, that’s fine, but this link most >>> certainly IS the link listed on the PostgreSQL website, at least for >>> MacOS. I haven’t checked for other operating systems. >>> >> >> Your comment means that the owners of any web page which links to a third >> party product must support that third-party product, just by virtue of >> supporting it. That's crazy. > > My comment means no such thing. You are absolutely right: that would be > crazy. What my comment means is exactly what it says: > > 1) The official PostgreSQL download page (for both mac and windows > platforms) makes NO MENTION of the FACT that it is linking to an > unsupported third-party installer, and > 2) as such, it makes total sense that someone going to the official > PostgreSQL download page and getting an error when clicking on a link on > the official PostgreSQL download page would come here first for support. > > That is ALL I said, and that is ALL I meant. DO NOT put words in my mouth! If my software requires zlib, and I link to https://zlib.net/ on my page, then your logic absolutely means that I'm responsible for supporting zlib. -- Angular momentum makes the world go 'round.