Index: eclipse/SVN/slimserver.pl
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--- eclipse/SVN/slimserver.pl	(revision 3706)
+++ 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} =~ /^[23]\d\d/) {
+		$::newVersion = $http->content();
+		chomp($::newVersion);
+		# msg("CheckVersionCB: '" . $::newVersion . "' (Error code $http->{code})\n"); # temp
+	}
+	else {
+		$::newVersion = 0;
+		msg(sprintf(Slim::Utils::Strings::string('CHECKVERSION_PROBLEM'), $http->{code}) . "\n");
+	}
 }
 
 # called only if check version request fails
@@ -1088,8 +1094,7 @@
 # called only if check version request fails
 sub checkVersionError {
 	my $http = shift;
-	# TODO: l10n
-	msg("Error while checking for updates to SlimServer:\n" . $http->error . "\n");
+	msg(Slim::Utils::Strings::string('CHECKVERSION_ERROR') . "\n" . $http->error . "\n");
 }
 
 
Index: eclipse/SVN/strings.txt
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--- eclipse/SVN/strings.txt	(revision 3706)
+++ eclipse/SVN/strings.txt	(working copy)
@@ -3525,7 +3525,7 @@
 	SE	Spara INTE historia
 
 SETUP_CHECKVERSION
-	DE	Software Aktualisierungen
+	DE	Software Aktualisierung
 	DK	Softwareopdateringer
 	EN	Software Updates
 	ES	Actualizaciones de Software
@@ -3568,6 +3568,14 @@
 	PT	Não Verificar
 	SE	Kontrollera INTE automatiskt
 
+CHECKVERSION_PROBLEM
+	DE	Beim Suchen nach einem SlimServer Update trat ein Problem auf. (Fehlercode %s)
+	EN	There was a problem while checking for updates to SlimServer update. (Error code %s)
+
+CHECKVERSION_ERROR
+	DE	Beim Suchen nach einem SlimServer Update trat ein Fehler auf:
+	EN	There was an error while checking for updates to SlimServer:
+
 SETUP_IGNOREDISABLEDITUNESTRACKS
 	DE	In iTunes deaktiverte Musikstücke ignorieren
 	EN	Ignore Songs Disabled in iTunes