curl fails for some public websites but not others

[mkarikom]

• VSCode Version:
• Local OS Version: macos 12.4
• Remote OS Version: ubuntu 20.04
• Remote Extension/Connection Type: remote dev container
• Logs: see wed_morning.txt attached (there is nothing in there about curl)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. build container using devcontainer.json and Dockerfile (attached in Archive.zip)
2. run successful download from wikipedia.org:

   vscode ➜ /workspaces/scACVI_devcon/rawdata_wu2021 (main ✗) $ curl https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/DNA_Structure%2BKey%2BLabelled.pn_NoBB.png/680px-DNA_Structure%2BKey%2BLabelled.pn_NoBB.png --output check.png
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
   100  392k  100  392k    0     0  3598k      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 3598k

3. run unsuccessful download from broadinstitute.org

   vscode ➜ /workspaces/scACVI_devcon/rawdata_wu2021 (main ✗) $ curl "http://singlecell.broadinstitute.org/single_cell/api/v1/bulk_download/generate_curl_config?accessions=SCP1039&auth_code=QYGxPBlI&directory=all&context=study"  -o cfg.txt; curl -K cfg.txt && rm cfg.txt
   % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
   0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
   curl: (52) Empty reply from server
   Warning: error trying read config from the 'cfg.txt' file
   curl: no URL specified!
   curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information

   Does this issue occur when you try this locally?: Yes Does this issue occur when you try this locally and all extensions are disabled?: Yes wed_morning.txt Archive.zip

[chrmarti]

This is unrelated to VS Code or Remote-Containers. I suggest you open a question on StackOverflow or similar. Thanks.