-In order to verify the server certificates on connection, some additional work may be required. First, ensure that your system has an up-to-date set of root CA
-certificates. On most linux distributions this will be in a package named something like ca-certificates. Many systems install these by default, but some (such
-as FreeBSD) do not. For FreeBSD, the package is named ca_root_nss, which will install the appropriate root certificates in /usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt.
+freenode provides SSL client access on all servers, on ports 6697, 7000 and
+7070. Users connecting over SSL will be given user mode +Z, and _is using a
+secure connection_ will appear in WHOIS (a 671 numeric). Webchat users will not
+currently appear with +Z or the 671 numeric, even if they connect to webchat
+via SSL.
+
+In order to verify the server certificates on connection, some additional work
+may be required. First, ensure that your system has an up-to-date set of root
+CA certificates. On most linux distributions this will be in a package named
+something like ca-certificates. Many systems install these by default, but some
+(such as FreeBSD) do not. For FreeBSD, the package is named ca\_root\_nss,
+which will install the appropriate root certificates in
+/usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt.