Add mention of new SSL capabilities.

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--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Wed Jul 23 12:53:27 EDT 2003
+   Last updated: Fri Jul 25 18:07:30 EDT 2003
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
    
@@ -1111,8 +1111,12 @@ CREATE TABLE test (x int, modtime timestamp DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP );
     
      * contrib/pgcrypto contains many encryption functions for use in SQL
        queries.
-     * The only way to encrypt transmission from the client to the server
-       is by using hostssl in pg_hba.conf.
+     * To encrypt transmission from the client to the server, the server
+       must have the ssl option set to true in postgresql.conf, and an
+       applicable host or hostssl record must exist in pg_hba.conf, and
+       the client sslmode must not be disable. (Note that it is also
+       possible to use a third-party encrypted transport, such as stunnel
+       or ssh, rather than PostgreSQL's native SSL connections.)
      * Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored in
        version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option
        PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION in postgresql.conf.

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
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--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   alink="#0000ff">
     <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
 
-    <P>Last updated: Wed Jul 23 12:53:27 EDT 2003</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Fri Jul 25 18:07:30 EDT 2003</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -1401,10 +1401,15 @@ BYTEA           bytea           variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
     <UL>
     <LI><I>contrib/pgcrypto</I> contains many encryption functions for
     use in <SMALL>SQL</SMALL> queries.</LI>
-    <LI>The only way to encrypt transmission from the client to the
-    server is by using <I>hostssl</I> in <I>pg_hba.conf</I>.</LI>
-    <LI>Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored
-    in version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option
+    <LI>To encrypt transmission from the client to the server, the server
+    must have the <I>ssl</I> option set to <I>true</I> in <I>postgresql.conf,
+    </I> and an applicable <I>host</I> or <I>hostssl</I> record must exist in
+    <I>pg_hba.conf</I>, and the client <I>sslmode</I> must not be
+    <I>disable.</I> (Note that it is also possible to use a third-party
+    encrypted transport, such as stunnel or ssh, rather than PostgreSQL's
+    native SSL connections.)
+    <LI>Database user passwords are automatically encrypted when stored in
+    version 7.3. In previous versions, you must enable the option
     <I>PASSWORD_ENCRYPTION</I> in <I>postgresql.conf</I>.</LI>
     <LI>The server can run using an encrypted file system.</LI>
     </UL>