RSS Web Part Error

I was receiving the following error in my logs after id deployed a RSS Web Part at a client site:

RssWebPart: Exception handed to HandleRuntimeException System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server

Id seen a similiar problem to this resolved before but couldn't find the information so thought I would post for future reference

Adding the following to the system.net node at the bottom of my web.config sorted error right out;

<defaultProxy>
    <proxy
       usesystemdefault="false"
       proxyaddress="http://proxyaddress:port"
       bypassonlocal="true"
      />
</defaultProxy>

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