Index: eclipse/SVN/slimserver.pl
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--- eclipse/SVN/slimserver.pl	(revision 3703)
+++ eclipse/SVN/slimserver.pl	(working copy)
@@ -1080,9 +1080,15 @@
 sub checkVersionCB {
 	my $http = shift;
 	# store result in global variable, to be displayed by browser
-	$::newVersion = $http->content();
-	chomp($::newVersion);
-	# msg("CheckVersionCB: '" . $::newVersion . "'\n"); # temp
+	if ($http->{code} =~ /[45][0-9][0-9]/) {
+		# TODO: l10n
+		msg("There was a problem checking for a SlimServer update. (Error code $http->{code})\n");
+	}
+	else {
+		$::newVersion = $http->content();
+		chomp($::newVersion);
+		# msg("CheckVersionCB: '" . $::newVersion . "' (Error code $http->{code})\n"); # temp
+	}
 }
 
 # called only if check version request fails