How do I fix my Software Update?

I've been getting iTunes update notifications but when I launch Software Update I get the following message:
Software Update can't check for updates
because of a network problem.
Software Update can't connect to the update server.
Make sure you're connected to the Internet, and then try again.
But I'm definitely connected to the internet, my internet browsers are working fine (safari & firefox) and the Network Diagnostics check says everything is fine. I've had a bit of a google to see if I could find a solution, one of which was to delete com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist which I tried but it hasn't helped. I'm running Mac OS X 10.6.7 on a MacBook Pro I bought last November.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Hi S,
Those servers have been nonfunctional at times. You may want to just wait a bit and try again.

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