Ubuntu - SSL - Connect to an SSL-enabled service

openssl s_client -connect mail.sharewiz.net:995

returns:

CONNECTED(00000003)
[ ..... ]
 
user ME
+OK Name is a valid mailbox
 
pass SOMETHING_OR_ANOTHER
+OK Mailbox locked and ready
 
list
+OK scan listing follows
1 1225
2 1863
3 1668
4 963
5 1969
6 1437
7 2357
8 3316
9 3517
10 8952
11 9616
 
quit
+OK

NOTE: The SSL and TLS connection setup process consists of four stages:

The client and server negotiate security capabilities, such as the public-key algorithm, the symmetric key algorithm, and compression algorithms.
The server transmits digital certificates and key information to the client, allowing the client to validate the identity of the server.
The client exchanges key information with the server, and optionally authenticate itself with a digital certificate.
The client and server use the negotiated parameters.

Print each high-level stage of a SSL-enabled service

openssl s_client -connect mail.sharewiz.net:443 -state -nbio 2>&1 | grep "^SSL"

returns:

SSL_connect:before SSL initialization
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client hello
SSL_connect:error in SSLv3/TLS write client hello
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client hello
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server hello
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server certificate
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server key exchange
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server done
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write client key exchange
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write change cipher spec
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write finished
SSL_connect:error in SSLv3/TLS write finished
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS write finished
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read server session ticket
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read change cipher spec
SSL_connect:SSLv3/TLS read finished
SSL handshake has read 3101 bytes and written 402 bytes
SSL-Session: