[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#766297: Bug#766297: openssl s_client no longer recognizes -ssl3 option

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 06:33:50PM -0700, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
> Package: openssl
> Version: 1.0.1j-1
> Severity: important
> 
> After my last testing upgrade, openssl s_client has trouble accepting
> the -ssl3 and -ssl2 options. This prevents e.g. Gnus from using SSL
> to connect to mailservers.

It shouldn't be using the -ssl3 option.  The -ssl2 option has been
gone for a while.  But SSL v3.0 is also insecure and you should
stop using it.

I also think that it shouldn't be using s_client for anything.
s_client is a debug tool, and will not do what you expect.


Kurt