SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version number when trying to connect using server autoconnect

[Richard Eames]

I have the following server configured to autoconnect on startup using ssl and get the following error

Server: irc.cyanide-x.net/9000
  - Auto Connect to this network at startup
  - Use SSL for all the servers on this network
  - Accept invalid SSL certificates

Error:
* Connecting to irc.cynanide-x.net (67.215.65.132) port 9000...
* Connection failed. Error: (336130315) error:1408F10B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version number
 Are you sure this is a SSL capable server and port?

If I connect manually using the following, then it works:
/server -ssl irc.cyanide-x.net 9000

* Looking up irc.cyanide-x.net
* Connecting to irc.cyanide-x.net (37.247.55.240) port 9000...
* * Subject: /OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL/CN=irc.cyanide-x.net
* * Issuer: /C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=PositiveSSL CA 2
* * Subject: /OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL/CN=irc.cyanide-x.net
* * Issuer: /C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=PositiveSSL CA 2
* * Subject: /OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL/CN=irc.cyanide-x.net
* * Issuer: /C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=PositiveSSL CA 2

I'm told the ssl works on MIRC, and I know this configuration work on xchat about a year and a half ago, so is this a server configuration issue, or xchat?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xchat 2.8.8-7ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 5 11:20:45 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-01 (398 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xchat
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-16 (19 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sorin Sbarnea (ssbarnea)]

i have the impression that Ubuntu does not have the Comodo CA certificates inside the /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

I got a certificate from Comodo and installed it on my personal website and new curl fails to verify my certificate:

curl -v https://sbarnea.com

Same command works fine on OS X, and the certificate validates on all browsers.