Error while downloading the sneak preview version of EP6

Hi Experts,
I was trying to download  "SAP NetWeaver 2004 & 2004s Trials and Previews on Windows Platform" from SDN , a sneak preview version of EP6.
i got this error while downloading it ...
"Unable to process FTP Request
ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/sdn/devkits/netweaver/java/SAPNWAS_JAVAEE5_T06.rar"
Can anyone guide me what is the reason for this and whats the solution to it.
Regards,
Ashish Shah

Please post this issue in the 'Trials, Previews & Other Downloads' forum under 'Community Discussions'.
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