[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16156: update-core is oblivious to api.wp.org being unreachable

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#16156: update-core is oblivious to api.wp.org being unreachable
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 Reporter:  nacin            |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
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 A server running 3.0.4 had trouble reaching *.wordpress.org for some
 unknown reason. (This wasn't during the brief api.wp.org outage, and it
 worked otherwise.)

 Problem is, update-core was completely oblivious to this. It's even worse
 when running 3.1, because the 'Check Again' button will refresh the page
 and tell you we last checked for updates *just now*.

 Try Again or Check Again should reflect that the API is unreachable when
 this can be determined. Claiming that we checked for updates is also
 really lame, so we should see if the transient tells us how long it's been
 since the last one.

 Side note, the plugin install et al. HTTP error messages are rather
 cryptic, and we should also make those more user friendly.

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