--- getmail-4.41.0.ebuild.orig	2013-09-05 20:01:26.000000000 +0000
+++ getmail-4.41.0.ebuild	2013-10-18 11:09:22.000000000 +0000
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@
 
 	distutils-r1_python_prepare_all
 }
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	if ! has_version "=dev-lang/python-2*[ssl]"; then
+		ewarn "dev-lang/python is compiled without SSL."
+		ewarn "In order to use getmail with POP3-over-SSL or IMAP4-over-SSL"
+		ewarn "you need to emerge dev-lang/python with the ssl USE-flag."
+	fi
+}