Re: The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 6:52 AM, Ron <ronljohnsonjr(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On 4/11/21 9:12 AM, Israel Brewster wrote:
>>> On Apr 11, 2021, at 1:53 AM, Stephan Knauss <pgsql(at)stephans-server(dot)de <mailto:pgsql(at)stephans-server(dot)de>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Felix,
>>>
>>> On 11.04.2021 02:31, felix(dot)quintgz(at)yahoo(dot)com <mailto:felix(dot)quintgz(at)yahoo(dot)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 <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 <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/ <https://www.postgresql.org/download/>
>>>
>>>
>>> Based on your feedback, it is NOT the link listed on the PostgreSQL website,
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>> 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/ <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 <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.
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>> 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.
>>
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> 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!

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