After more discussion in #irssi and testing. The issue is not with irssi, but with openssl versions 1.0.0d-[1-2]. Here is the log[1] from the #irssi discussion. This the bugreport[2] that was filed against openssl.
Thanks and sorry for filing against irssi. [1] http://paste.pocoo.org/show/374210/ [2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=623284 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org