#568973 expired ssl cert could use better error output

Package:
irssi
Source:
irssi
Description:
terminal based IRC client
Submitter:
martin f krafft
Date:
2010-02-10 22:57:07 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#568973#5
Date:
2010-02-09 06:29:48 UTC
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It took me a while to find out that

  Irssi: warning Could not verify SSL servers certificate:
  Irssi: warning   Subject : /C=IE/L=Limerick/O=The University of Limerick Computer Society (Skynet)/CN=irc.skynet.ie/emailAddress=cypher@skynet. ie
  Irssi: warning   Issuer  : /O=Root CA/OU=http://www.cacert.org/CN=CA Cert Signing Authority/emailAddress=support@cacert.org
  Irssi: warning   MD5 Fingerprint : AC:CE:26:F8:54:E1:E2:6D:1D:14:3E:9D:29:A3:E5:AB
  Irssi: critical g_io_error_get_from_g_error: assertion `err != NULL' failed

means "the certificate has expired". It could be useful if irssi
would be a little more talkative about what the actual problem is.