I have a similar problem with using SSL with LWP. It only works for the local ssl server. I've never been able to figure out why it fails only on remote sites, but removing the Timeout paramerter in LWP::Protocol::https fixes it. (It succeeds immediatelly BTW).

Couldn't tell you why. Everything else that is compiled with the current version of SSL works fine. (This bug has been going on for several versions.) But removing the timeout magically makes it succeed in negotiating. If it helps, the box I have the problem on is a sparc running linux. (Don't have the version handy)

-Lee

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