Procurement error on start

1.) Did you first check the wiki for your issue?
yes, this problem did occur, but no actual solution was found yet
2.) Did you check to see if there is already a ticket for your issue?
yes, I did.
What version of Procurement are you using? On what operating system?
Currently using Procurement 1.9.0 on Windows 8
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Starting Procurement

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expect to normally be able to log in but I experience an error message and 
then am not able to connect to www.pathofexile.com.

Please paste the contents of your DebugInfo.log file below if applicable.
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before replicating the issue.

[25-02-2015 17:11] System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: An exception 
occurred during the operation, making the result invalid.  Check InnerException 
for exception details. ---> System.Net.WebException: The remote name could not 
be resolved: 'raw.githubusercontent.com'
   at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
   at System.Net.WebClient.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request, IAsyncResult result)
   at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadBitsResponseCallback(IAsyncResult result)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.ComponentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs.RaiseExceptionIfNecessary()
   at Procurement.Utility.VersionChecker.client_DownloadStringCompleted(Object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
[25-02-2015 17:11] System.Net.WebException: The remote name could not be 
resolved: 'www.pathofexile.com'
   at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
   at POEApi.Transport.HttpTransport.Authenticate(String email, SecureString password, Boolean useSessionID)
   at POEApi.Model.POEModel.Authenticate(String email, SecureString password, Boolean offline, Boolean useSessionID)
   at Procurement.ViewModel.LoginWindowViewModel.<>c__DisplayClass2.<Login>b__1()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
Original issue reported on code.google.com by sourceb...@gmail.com on 25 Feb 2015 at 4:12
sheeno73 / procurement

Procurement error on start #491
