if ( $me->{USESSL} ) {
      if ( $me->Port() == 110 ) { $me->Port( 995 ); }
        eval {
	  require IO::Socket::SSL;
	};
      $s = IO::Socket::SSL->new( PeerAddr => $me->Host(),
				 PeerPort => $me->Port(),
				 Proto    => "tcp",
				 Type      => SOCK_STREAM,
				 LocalAddr => $me->LocalAddr(),
				 Timeout   => $me->{TIMEOUT} )
	or $me->Message( "could not connect SSL socket [$me->{HOST}, $me->{PORT}]: $!" )
	  and return 0;
      $me->{SOCKET} = $s;