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INSTALL: Advise use of non-native SSL for Windows <= XP

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Advise that WinSSL in versions <= XP will not be able to connect to
servers that no longer support the legacy handshakes and algorithms used
by those versions, and to use an alternate backend like OpenSSL instead.

Bug: https://github.com/bagder/curl/issues/253
Reported-by: zenden2k <zenden2k@gmail.com>
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@ -471,6 +471,15 @@ Win32
add '-DCURL_STATICLIB' to your CFLAGS. Otherwise the linker will look for
dynamic import symbols.
Legacy Windows and SSL
----------------------
WinSSL (Windows SSPI, more specifically Schannel), is the native SSL library
that comes with the Windows OS. WinSSL in Windows <= XP is not able to
connect to servers that no longer support the legacy handshakes and
algorithms used by those versions. If you will be using curl in one of those
earlier versions of Windows you should choose another SSL backend like
OpenSSL.
Apple iOS and Mac OS X
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