Re: w3m SSL handling error

[Bob Proulx]

B.V. Raghav wrote:
> This may not be related to emacs, but if anybody here has solved this
> issue, may definitely help

Since you see the problem directly from w3m in an xterm it isn't a
problem with emacs.  However it is an emacs wiki page and so that
gives some cover for it.

> Opening a https URL on w3m errors out with:
> 
>    error:0906d06c:pem routines:pem_read_bio:no start line
> 
> Example: Open `https://www.emacswiki.org/'  and w3m fails.
> `Something seems to be wrong with URL or this system.'

This works okay for me.  I cannot recreate the problem.

> Then open xterm and `w3m https://www.emacswiki.org/'
> The error message is
> `0906d06c:pem routines:pem_read_bio:no start line'
> 
> Any suggestions?

Here are some ideas.  What system are you operating from?  You didn't
say.  It is an xterm so I might assume some generic GNU/Linux system.

How up to date is it?  The error reminds me of other errors I have
seen when the client system is old enough that it only supports SSLv3
connecting to a web server that no longer supports SSLv3 anymore.

Looking at the handshake connecting to it I see that it only supports
TLS v1.1 and v1.2.  I am rather expect that your client might not be
supporting one of those two protocols.

Bob