--- a/net/http.lua	Wed Oct 22 16:00:40 2014 -0400
+++ b/net/http.lua	Sun Oct 26 20:58:02 2014 +0100
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 
 	local sslctx = false;
 	if using_https then
-		sslctx = ex and ex.sslctx or { mode = "client", protocol = "sslv23", options = { "no_sslv2" } };
+		sslctx = ex and ex.sslctx or { mode = "client", protocol = "sslv23", options = { "no_sslv2", "no_sslv3" } };
 	end
 
 	local handler, conn = server.addclient(host, port_number, listener, "*a", sslctx)