"setup-x86_64.exe" blocked by Proxy/Firewall to 3MB packages

[jojelino]

On 12/4/2024 5:46 PM, Mark via Cygwin wrote:
> Is there, actually, a method to bypass this issue?
> Will there be some tricks, in next package distribuition, to bypass this
> issue/limitation?
Run cygwin setup with -p if you have a proxy application available that 
does the thing exactly as you have asked so far.

Nowadays you can ask for help without much hassle although it is 
becoming daunting task.

  -p --proxy                        HTTP/FTP proxy (host:port)

Hope this helps.