diff --git a/xtrn/mrc/mrc-connector.js b/xtrn/mrc/mrc-connector.js
index 0c4001c2442a2abd43c3745db7ddde56eef5d076..7d139873688fc899d87431afdc098c02097bea7c 100644
--- a/xtrn/mrc/mrc-connector.js
+++ b/xtrn/mrc/mrc-connector.js
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ const system_info = f.iniGetObject('info') || {};
 f.close();
 f = undefined;
 
+if (!settings.ssl)
+	settings.ssl=false;
+
 const PROTOCOL_VERSION = '1.3.0';
 const MAX_LINE = 256;
 const FROM_SITE = system.qwk_id.toLowerCase();
@@ -152,13 +155,21 @@ function client_send(message, username) {
     });
 }
 
-function mrc_connect(host, port) {
+function mrc_connect(host, port, ssl) {
     if (time() - last_connect < settings.reconnect_delay) return false;
     last_connect = time();
     const sock = new Socket();
     sock.nonblocking = true;
     log(LOG_INFO, 'Connecting to ' + host + ':' + port);
     if (!sock.connect(host, port, settings.timeout)) return false;
+    if (ssl) 
+        sock.ssl_session=true;
+
+    if (ssl && port !== 5001)
+        log(LOG_INFO, "If SSL is true then you probably want port 5001");
+    if (!ssl && port !== 5000)
+        log(LOG_INFO, "Your probably want port 5000 if not using SSL");
+
     const platform = format(
         'SYNCHRONET/%s_%s/%s',
         system.platform, system.architecture, PROTOCOL_VERSION
@@ -242,7 +253,7 @@ function main() {
 
         yield();
         if (!mrc_sock || !mrc_sock.is_connected) {
-            mrc_sock = mrc_connect(settings.server, settings.port);
+            mrc_sock = mrc_connect(settings.server, settings.port, settings.ssl);
             continue;
         }
         mswait(10);
diff --git a/xtrn/mrc/readme.txt b/xtrn/mrc/readme.txt
index 93b96b8393233b8e0af81d1636732f08b25bbd1e..63148b8be660201873ce05428afd1903afb5dbc9 100644
--- a/xtrn/mrc/readme.txt
+++ b/xtrn/mrc/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ echicken -at- bbs.electronicchicken.com
 1) Quick Start
 2) Client -> Server -> Server
 3) Customization
-4) Support
+4) SSL Support
+5) Customization
+6) Support
 
 
 1) Quick Start
@@ -96,7 +98,22 @@ rename it "chat_sec.js", in order to add M as a valid menu option for
 Multi-Relay Chat.
 
 
-4) Support
+5) SSL Support
+If you would like connections between your server and the MRC server to be
+secure, you can enable SSL as follows:
+
+   edit mrc-connector.ini and make these changes in the upper global section:
+
+   change port from 5000 to 5001
+   add ssl=true
+
+Then recycle services with touch /sbbs/ctrl/services.recycle or use your windows
+control panel. Client to local server connections are not yet encrypted but that
+shouldn't be difficult. Once connected to MRC you can type /BBSES and you should
+see "Yes" next to your BBS in the SSL column.
+
+
+6) Support
 
 - Post a message to 'echicken' in the Synchronet Sysops area on DOVE-Net
 - Find me on irc.synchro.net in #synchronet