hey folks, add me to the list of folks who can't get this to work.
i believe the problem comes from the Lion operating system.
i've always mined on my iMac(late 2007 -- i know only CPU mining, horrible hashrate, come on ASCIs!!!). when i installed lion, my miner was no longer able to connect. i get the same error message.
i reinstalled snow leopard and mining works again!
i'd like to be able to update my OS and still mine even in my limited way.
any help would be greatly appreciated. have a lustrous day.