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Does "download_sublimetext_com" host block certain IP addresses?

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NOTE: I had to replace dots from domain names with underscore (_) characters, otherwise your forum software complains about more than two links for new users. :roll_eyes:

“download_sublimetext_com” is inaccessible for me, any HTTPS connection is timed out.
But when I connect through Tor network it appears to be working.
So, does “download_sublimetext_com” block certain IP addresses? By country IPs, or by location perhaps?
I’m trying to use SublimeHQ repository to download and install Sublime Text on Debian 13.

Clear Internet:
$ ping download_sublimetext_com
PING download_sublimetext_com (159.203.66.81) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 159.203.66.81: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=155 ms
64 bytes from 159.203.66.81: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=155 ms
64 bytes from 159.203.66.81: icmp_seq=3 ttl=49 time=155 ms
64 bytes from 159.203.66.81: icmp_seq=4 ttl=49 time=155 ms
^C
— download_sublimetext_com ping statistics —
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3001ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 154.572/154.683/154.802/0.100 ms

$ openssl s_client -showcerts -status -state -connect download_sublimetext_com:443
Connecting to 159.203.66.81
CONNECTED(00000003)  
SSL_connect:before SSL
initialization
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client hello
*<----- It freezes here*
^C

Through Tor proxy:
$ openssl s_client -proxy myproxyhost:81 -showcerts -status -state -connect download_sublimetext_com:443
Connecting to myproxyhost
CONNECTED(00000003)
SSL_connect:before SSL initialization
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client hello
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client hello
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server hello
SSL_connect:TLSv1.3 read encrypted extensions
depth=2 C=US, O=Internet Security Research Group, CN=ISRG Root X1
verify return:1
depth=1 C=US, O=Let’s Encrypt, CN=E8
verify return:1
depth=0 CN=download_sublimetext_com
verify return:1
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server certificate
SSL_connect:TLSv1.3 read server certificate verify
OCSP response: no response sent
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read finished
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write change cipher spec
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write finished

Certificate chain
0 s:CN=download_sublimetext_com
i:C=US, O=Let’s Encrypt, CN=E8
a:PKEY: EC, (prime256v1); sigalg: ecdsa-with-SHA384
v:NotBefore: Jan 2 05:15:29 2026 GMT; NotAfter: Apr 2 05:15:28 2026 GMT
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
<— long output of certificates and the rest informational messages
^C

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