add-apt-repository crashed with error in get_ppa_info_from_lp(): (28, 'SSL connection timeout at 299516')

Bug Description

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ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: python-software-properties 0.81.13.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-32.51-generic 3.0.69
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-32-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 12 13:22:58 2013
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/add-apt-repository
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/add-apt-repository', 'ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8']
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: add-apt-repository crashed with error in get_ppa_info_from_lp(): (28, 'SSL connection timeout at 299516')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2013-02-18 (52 days ago)
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