how to connect to irc in ssl mode from windows irc client that
doesnt support ssl :

well its rather simple, i will explain it on mirc+winsslwrap 1.01+

run winsslwrap, go to services, click on add button, name your service
depending on irc network you are going to connect to, for example
put service name "linknet-ssl", check enabled box, and set service type
to "ssl tunnel"

now set listen host to "localhost" and listen port to for example 6667
set remote host to "irc.link-net.org" and remote port to 7000
(linknet ssl port)

check "use ssl for remote" and make sure "use ssl for listening" isnt checked

now click on OK button and your service should start

we are done with winsslwrap, so lets minimize it and run mirc

in mirc go to menu "file" and choose "options" (or press ctrl-o)
click add button, set description to "linknet ssl" (or something that will
tell you you will be using ssl connection on irc network linknet)

set irc server to "localhost"
port(s) to "6667" (same port as listen port in winsslwrap)

(now you can also set password if your network needs one)
and click "Add"

now try to connect...
what it will do is : 1. mirc will connect to winsslwrap, port 6667
                      2. winsslwrap will connect to irc.link-net.org port 7000
                      3. winsslwrap will now encrypt all data from mirc to the
                        server...                        

PS: everytime you will try to connect to ssl server in mirc, make sure
    you have winsslwrap running
    
    
