iTunes 10 is messed up!

Every time I open iTunes 10 on my computer, I get a message saying:

"iTunes can't verify the identity of the server ax.itunes.apple.com"

What the heck is this?

I'm not trying to connect to the server, only play my own music I've stored on an external HD.

Checking iTunes 10 preferences under Store, I have nothing checked. Is it trying to connect to update the Podcasts and the Apps (I've only got 3 Apps, which I don't actually use)?

I'm going to look into the 11.0.2 update and see if that fixes the issue. Since I'm running 10.6.8 I can get it.