[ircd-ratbox] SSL Client-Server Capability?

[John Marshall]

I've just installed ircd-ratbox 2.2.6 on a FreeBSD server on our 
internal network (no plans to connect it to a public irc net). I am 
considering installing it on an Internet-facing server as well (and 
connecting the two ircd's) so that we can permit communication with a 
restricted set of Internet clients (restricting connection source via 
ircd.conf and requiring connection password) - but I wouldn't do this 
without using something like SSL on the public client/server link.

Is there a version of ircd-ratbox coming which supports encrypted 
Client/Server capability?

I found a thread in this list's May 2005 archive on this topic - so I've 
already seen that discussion:
<http://lists.ratbox.org/pipermail/ircd-ratbox/2005-May/000605.html>

Just wondering if there may have been subsequent developments?

Thank you for your help.

-- 
John Marshall