Clock-Applet give regular network errors in trying to update the weather

[Inkwina]

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

for a few days now, I'm regularly getting many notifications of a network error when trying to get weather info. The errors seem to come in waves.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.30.2-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-26.46-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 13 14:20:14 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/panel/general/applet_id_list=[applet_1,applet_6,clock_screen0,show_desktop_button_screen0,applet_0]
 /apps/panel/general/object_id_list=[object_3]
 /apps/panel/general/toplevel_id_list=[top_panel_screen0]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel