diff --git a/src/imap.c b/src/imap.c
index 0fed15b5..2e611418 100644
--- a/src/imap.c
+++ b/src/imap.c
@@ -91,47 +91,12 @@ END:
 
 
 int connect_to_imap_server(struct data *data){
-   int n;
    char buf[MAXBUFSIZE];
-   X509* server_cert;
-   char *str;
 
    data->import->cap_uidplus = 0;
 
    if(data->net->use_ssl == 1){
-      SSL_library_init();
-      SSL_load_error_strings();
-
-   #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-      data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLSv1_client_method());
-   #else
-      data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
-   #endif
-      CHK_NULL(data->net->ctx, "internal SSL error");
-
-      data->net->ssl = SSL_new(data->net->ctx);
-      CHK_NULL(data->net->ssl, "internal ssl error");
-
-      SSL_set_fd(data->net->ssl, data->net->socket);
-      n = SSL_connect(data->net->ssl);
-      CHK_SSL(n, "internal ssl error");
-
-      printf("Cipher: %s\n", SSL_get_cipher(data->net->ssl));
-
-      server_cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(data->net->ssl);
-      CHK_NULL(server_cert, "server cert error");
-
-      str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
-      CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
-      printf("server cert:\n\t subject: %s\n", str);
-      OPENSSL_free(str);
-
-      str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_issuer_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
-      CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
-      printf("\t issuer: %s\n\n", str);
-      OPENSSL_free(str);
-
-      X509_free(server_cert);
+      init_ssl_to_server(data);
    }
 
 
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 103c75cb..d934b40c 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -730,6 +730,47 @@ int read_one_line(char *s, int c, char *buf, int buflen, int *rc){
 }
 
 
+int init_ssl_to_server(struct data *data){
+   int n;
+   X509* server_cert;
+   char *str;
+
+   SSL_library_init();
+   SSL_load_error_strings();
+
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
+   data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLSv1_client_method());
+#else
+   data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
+#endif
+   CHK_NULL(data->net->ctx, "internal SSL error");
+
+   data->net->ssl = SSL_new(data->net->ctx);
+   CHK_NULL(data->net->ssl, "internal ssl error");
+
+   SSL_set_fd(data->net->ssl, data->net->socket);
+   n = SSL_connect(data->net->ssl);
+   CHK_SSL(n, "internal ssl error");
+
+   printf("Cipher: %s\n", SSL_get_cipher(data->net->ssl));
+
+   server_cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(data->net->ssl);
+   CHK_NULL(server_cert, "server cert error");
+
+   str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
+   CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
+   OPENSSL_free(str);
+
+   str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_issuer_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
+   CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
+   OPENSSL_free(str);
+
+   X509_free(server_cert);
+
+   return OK;
+}
+
+
 #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
 char *strcasestr(const char *s, const char *find){
    char c, sc;
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 592c5fcb..96481063 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ int can_i_write_directory(char *dir);
 void move_email(struct smtp_session *session);
 int read_one_line(char *s, int c, char *buf, int buflen, int *rc);
 
+int init_ssl_to_server(struct data *data);
+
 #ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
    char *strcasestr(const char *s, const char *find);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pop3.c b/src/pop3.c
index 83eb4433..ec3a5e2c 100644
--- a/src/pop3.c
+++ b/src/pop3.c
@@ -34,48 +34,12 @@ int is_last_complete_pop3_packet(char *s, int len){
 
 
 int connect_to_pop3_server(struct data *data){
-   int n;
    char buf[MAXBUFSIZE];
-   X509* server_cert;
-   char *str;
-
 
    if(data->net->use_ssl == 1){
-
-      SSL_library_init();
-      SSL_load_error_strings();
-
-   #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-      data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLSv1_client_method());
-   #else
-      data->net->ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
-   #endif
-      CHK_NULL(data->net->ctx, "internal SSL error");
-
-      data->net->ssl = SSL_new(data->net->ctx);
-      CHK_NULL(data->net->ssl, "internal ssl error");
-
-      SSL_set_fd(data->net->ssl, data->net->socket);
-      n = SSL_connect(data->net->ssl);
-      CHK_SSL(n, "internal ssl error");
-
-      printf("Cipher: %s\n", SSL_get_cipher(data->net->ssl));
-
-      server_cert = SSL_get_peer_certificate(data->net->ssl);
-      CHK_NULL(server_cert, "server cert error");
-
-      str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_subject_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
-      CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
-      OPENSSL_free(str);
-
-      str = X509_NAME_oneline(X509_get_issuer_name(server_cert), 0, 0);
-      CHK_NULL(str, "error in server cert");
-      OPENSSL_free(str);
-
-      X509_free(server_cert);
+      init_ssl_to_server(data);
    }
 
-
    recvtimeoutssl(data->net, buf, sizeof(buf));