k0nsl wrote...
I have compiled ngircd as per the usual steps, everything does work, except the most crucial bit for me - SSL.
[26473:3 65] SSL protocol error: SSL_accept (error:140760FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:unknown protocol)
Your client is speaking plain text on the port you've configured for SSL/TLS connections.
By the way, you almost got me for
[root@feisty ngircd-20.3]# /usr/local/sbin/ngircd -n
^^^^ Um, no, you're actually ...
[26473:5 0] ngIRCd 21~19-g444308c-IRCPLUS+SSL+SYSLOG+ZLIB-x86_64/unknown/linux-gnu started.
^^^^^^^ on bleeding edge.
Generally speaking, the output of ngircd --configtest, at least the lines until "OK, press enter to see a dump of your server configuration" often provides a lot of valuable information for anyone who wants to look into such a matter.
Christoph