*** extension/ezcontentstaging/classes/private/ezrestclient.php.orig.20130111	2012-10-05 17:46:39.000000000 +0200
--- extension/ezcontentstaging/classes/private/ezrestclient.php	2013-01-18 11:07:22.323864170 +0100
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*** 164,171 ****
              $HTTPRequest = $this->payload( $request );
  
              /// @todo add ssl support with raw sockets
              $fp = stream_socket_client(
!                 "tcp://" . $connectServer . ":" . $connectPort,
                  $this->errorNumber,
                  $this->errorString,
                  $this->Timeout != 0 ? $this->Timeout : ini_get( "default_socket_timeout" )
--- 164,175 ----
              $HTTPRequest = $this->payload( $request );
  
              /// @todo add ssl support with raw sockets
+             if ( strpos( $connectServer, 'ssl://' ) === false )
+             {
+                 $connectServer = 'tcp://' . $connectServer;
+             }
              $fp = stream_socket_client(
!                 $connectServer . ":" . $connectPort,
                  $this->errorNumber,
                  $this->errorString,
                  $this->Timeout != 0 ? $this->Timeout : ini_get( "default_socket_timeout" )