IE6 cannot download javascript files over HTTPS - https

I'm totally stumped here, so any ideas would be appreciated.
I have a RichFaces application, which recently became non-functional when used from IE6. The problem began when I included the following line in my main template:
<a4j:loadScript src="resource://jquery.js"/>
This results in the following generated HTML:
<script src="/AgriShare/a4j/g/3_3_3.Finaljquery.js.jsf" type="text/javascript"></script>
By "non-functional" I mean that pages no longer load, b/c the first page appears to hang the browser for a long time, and then all references to jQuery say that the object was not defined. Eventually this appears to put IE6 in a state where further clicks do nothing.
After a lot of trial and error I have established the following:
The app still works in Chrome, Firefox and IE8
The app still works in IE6, if I switch to HTTP. So, the problem appears to be related to HTTPS, which I can't dispose of.
I further narrowed down the problem by trying to manually request 3_3_3.Finaljquery.js.jsf in IE6 address bar. It asks me if I want to save the file (so it can see it is there), but when I say 'Save', it hangs for about 5 seconds and then says:
Internet Explorer cannot download 3_3_3.Finaljquery.js.jsf from [host_name].
The connection with the server was reset.
Doing the same download over HTTP succeeds.
Gradually reducing the size of the file, I noticed that the download eventually succeeds over HTTPS, if I get the files size below ~ 110KB. There is no specific size it works at though. I tried the same trick with prototype.js and it worked at a different size value.
I can't trace the SSL session, b/c I cannot get access to the certificate's private key, so now I have absolutely no clue what to try next.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Try using Fiddler for debugging. It can handle SSL.
You might also want to consider hosting the server yourself and taking a look at the server log.

The problem was solved by turning off compression of javascript files in Web Cache.
Sounds like the problem might be related to this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327286

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First, there could be some issue with google-analytics loading.
For performance boost on modern browsers, google has suggested to use Alternative Async Tag.
<!-- Google Analytics -->
<script>
window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date;
ga('create', 'UA-XXXXX-Y', 'auto');
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https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/#alternative_async_tag
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