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no `content-Length` on Github

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Description

As mentioned in many comments of the fetch progress chapter Github doesn't seem to provide content-Length in the header.
So the respective example(s) doesn't really make sense.

Maybe one could find another example/server that provides the respective header?!
Any suggestions?

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Start with the linked fetch progress chapter and inspect the examples that rely on Github's content-Length header. Find an alternative example or server that provides the header, then update the affected explanation and examples so the progress calculation is meaningful.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Mostly clear
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