7.2.2 SSL Objects 
SSL objects have the following methods.
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Writes the string s to the on the object's SSL connection.
The return value is the number of bytes written.
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If n is provided, read n bytes from the SSL connection, otherwise
read until EOF. The return value is a string of the bytes read.
Release 2.4.4, documentation updated on 18 October 2006.
 
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