debootstrap is unable to install debian lenny

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rupert@rupert-ThinkPad-T420:/var/schroot$ sudo debootstrap --variant=buildd --arch amd64 lenny /var/chroot/lenny
I: Retrieving Release
E: Failed getting release file http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/Release

Even pointing out to mirror of lenny leads to an error

rupert@rupert-ThinkPad-T420:/var/schroot$ sudo debootstrap --variant=buildd --arch amd64 lenny /var/chroot/lenny http://debian.atman.pl/debian
I: Retrieving Release
E: Invalid Release file, no valid components

rupert@rupert-ThinkPad-T420:/var/schroot$ sudo debootstrap --variant=buildd --arch amd64 lenny /var/chroot/lenny http://download.proxmox.com/debian/
I: Retrieving Release
E: Invalid Release file, no valid components

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: debootstrap 1.0.39
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 9 13:01:38 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120327.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: debootstrap
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Patrick Frank (pfrank0405-deactivatedaccount)]

The problem is simple: Debian moves their releases when they are old to http://archive.debian.org/ and that is where you need to point your debootstrap to.

debootstrap <...> lenny /root/lenny http://archive.debian.org/debian

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

Closing Invalid -- not a bug. Previous comment explains what was wrong with the command submitted by the OP.