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The Mojang Studios documentation indicates that error code 'java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 503' is caused by the following problem: "The server cannot authenticate your account because minecraft.net is down.".
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Try again later when the Minecraft authentication servers have returned to normal.
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