Can't fetch from old-releases.ubuntu.com

Question

Has the package management for old unsupported systems been changed?

I have my sources.list set up to fetch from old-releases.ubuntu.com but all I get when doing an apt-get is:

Could not connect to old-releases.ubuntu.com:80 (91.189.88.17), connection timed out

Answer 1

The website seems down.

There is a website that can check it for you: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/old-releases.ubuntu.com

This could be permanent but I do not remember there to be a notice it would be taken down. Maybe it is down for maintenance.