Thank you everyone. I am indeed using OpenSSL 1.0.0c 2 Dec 2010.
Ludo's explicit
declaration of the SSL version solves the problem:
ht.sock.SSL.SSLType:= LT_SSLv3;
Firefox tends to figure that out auto"magically". How can one add the same magic
to own code?
On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Ludo Brands <ludo.bra...@free.fr> wrote:
>> > > Using HttpSend, I have struggled to understand why some
>> > pages return
>> > > no content at all when requested using THttpSend, but are
>> perfectly
>> >
>> > Quick idea: what OpenSSL version you are using? Some version around
>> > 0.9.8m is buggy!
>> >
>> >
>> openssl s_client -connect dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443 works
>> on OpenSSL 0.9.8l (windows), 0.9.8r (cygwin) but not on
>> 1.0.0d. Error is:
>>
>> 5956:error:140773F2:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3
>> alert unexpected message:.\ssl\s23_clnt.c:658:
>>
>> This is also the error synapse is receiving.
>>
>> The older versions that work, report a self signed
>> certificate in the chain and curl using 0.9.8r requires a
>> --insecure to get the page. This is strange since firefox
>> doesn't warn about certificates. Normally it refuses self
>> signed certificates. So older versions work but do have
>> problems with this site.
>>
>> Ludo
>>
>
> The problem is that the site doesn't support autodetection of ssl version.
> Force the version to sslv3 and it connects.
>
> Uses blcksock
>
> ...
>
> ht.sock.SSL.SSLType:=LT_SSLv3;
>
>
>
> openssl s_client -ssl3 -connect dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443 works for
> version 1.0.0.d. The implementation of autodetection seems to have changed
> in between.
>
> Ludo
>
>
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