"Find Bridges Now" functionality not working

Quoting from bugs.debian.org/625799: "when I try to retrieve new bridges configuration using the dedicated button "Find bridges now" in the Network panel of the Settings window, I got the following messages in the dialog box:

• Connecting to bridges.torproject.org:443...
• Sending an HTTPS request for bridges...
• Unable to download bridges: HTTP request failed

If I try to access the webpage https://bridges.torproject.org using my web browser, "it works".

I can't find more information in the log or the console output of Vidalia."

I was able to reproduce it and confirm its indeed asking for "bridges.torproject.org" DNS record. Moreover, it correctly performs a secure handshake up to the very instant the "HTTP Request failed" message appears, which leads me to think a change in the URL or something in that part is making this to fail.

Please let me know if I can be any more help to you.