SSL on Windows?

[The Dude]

> Hi.  I am going to do a favour for a friend tomorrow, scripting a
> webpage so he gets email notification when something happens.  The
> wrinkle is that he uses a windows box.  I was wondering, does the ssl
> module come with the standard python-for-windows distribution, and if
> not, where could I get it, and how could I install it?
There is an SSL interface for Python. First you will need an SSL
library,
for example from www.openssl.org, then the SSL wrapper from
http://home.att.net/~nvsoft1/ssl_wrapper.html
You will need Perl for Win32 (http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl)
to install OpenSSL on Windows.