[news.eclipse.newcomer] Error - Network connection problems encountered

[Greg Gomez <eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello:

I'm getting the following error when I try to Find and Install Software updates:

Network connection problems encountered during search.
  Unable to access 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml";.
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]
  Unable to access 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml";.
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]

I decided to try to disable GMF -- now I get this error:

Network connection problems encountered during search.
  Unable to access 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml";.
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]
    Unable to access site: 
"http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml"; 
[Server returned HTTP response code: "404 Not Found" for URL: 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml.]

I've tried opening 
http://download.eclipse.org/technology/gmf/update-site/releases/site.xml and 
it seems to be true -- this file doesn't exist.

I've done a number of searches for this error, but all I've found is another 
post with no responses to this list.

I find it hard to believe that I'm the only one who's getting this, so I guess 
I'm overlooking something that's obvious to everyone else. What is it? Is 
there a work-around for this error? How about a fix?

Thanks!
Greg