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Can't download World Wide Importers samples

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Description

Seems to be a connection issue when trying to download the sample databases from the following website https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples/releases/tag/wide-world-importers-v1.0
on any of the links.

The following error is received:
Unable to connect
This site can’t be reachedgithub-production-release-asset-2e65be.s3.amazonaws.com refused to connect.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

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Research direction

Start by opening the World Wide Importers v1.0 release URL and reproducing the failed download from each sample link. Investigate whether the refusal is specific to the release assets or the repository, then confirm that the sample database downloads work from the documented links.

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Assessment

Tech stack
sql
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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