diff -r 088e5d705171 Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py	Sat May 14 14:19:56 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_smtpnet.py	Sat May 14 23:35:08 2011 +0530
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 import unittest
 from test import support
 import smtplib
+import ssl
 
 support.requires("network")
 
 class SmtpSSLTest(unittest.TestCase):
     testServer = 'smtp.gmail.com'
     remotePort = 465
+    context=ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23)
 
     def test_connect(self):
         support.get_attribute(smtplib, 'SMTP_SSL')
@@ -24,6 +26,14 @@
         server.ehlo()
         server.quit()
 
+    def test_connect_using_sslcontext(self):
+        support.get_attribute(smtplib, 'SMTP_SSL')
+        with support.transient_internet(self.testServer):
+            server = smtplib.SMTP_SSL(self.testServer, self.remotePort, context=self.context)
+        server.ehlo()
+        server.quit()
+        
+
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(SmtpSSLTest)