[Bug 885918] [NEW] check-new-release-gtk dialog: "Cannot connect to destination (archive.ubuntu.com)"

[Daniel Richard G.]

Public bug reported:

I am using Ubuntu Natty at a corporate site where outbound port-80
access is firewalled.

When the check-new-release-gtk dialog comes up to tell me about the new
version of Ubuntu, the text widget therein shows only "Cannot connect to
destination (archive.ubuntu.com)".

I have my /etc/apt/sources.list file pointed to a local apt-cacher
server; "apt-get whatever" and such work fine through that. I've looked
through the update-manager scripts, and am aware that they will download
distro-upgrade files from a mirror in sources.list in preference to
archive.ubuntu.com if possible. The same needs to happen when this
dialog attempts to download the release announcement files.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  check-new-release-gtk dialog: "Cannot connect to destination
  (archive.ubuntu.com)"

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am using Ubuntu Natty at a corporate site where outbound port-80
  access is firewalled.

  When the check-new-release-gtk dialog comes up to tell me about the
  new version of Ubuntu, the text widget therein shows only "Cannot
  connect to destination (archive.ubuntu.com)".

  I have my /etc/apt/sources.list file pointed to a local apt-cacher
  server; "apt-get whatever" and such work fine through that. I've
  looked through the update-manager scripts, and am aware that they will
  download distro-upgrade files from a mirror in sources.list in
  preference to archive.ubuntu.com if possible. The same needs to happen
  when this dialog attempts to download the release announcement files.

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