diff --git a/examples/echo_client.py b/examples/echo_client.py
index f449ce4..099f8ee 100755
--- a/examples/echo_client.py
+++ b/examples/echo_client.py
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     xmpp.registerPlugin('xep_0060') # PubSub
     xmpp.registerPlugin('xep_0199') # XMPP Ping
 
+    # If you are working with an OpenFire server, you may need
+    # to adjust the SSL version used:
+    # xmpp.ssl_version = ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv3
+
+    # If you want to verify the SSL certificates offered by a server:
+    # xmpp.ca_certs = "path/to/ca/cert"
+
     # Connect to the XMPP server and start processing XMPP stanzas.
     if xmpp.connect():
         # If you do not have the pydns library installed, you will need