this howto worked perfectly for me.

i had the same ssl/debian-policy issue with gftp, a graphical ftp client that normally supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (ftp with tls/ssl authentication/encryption). under debian, the FTPS option appeared missing to me.

after sniffing around the internets, i was able to figure out that debian has issues with ssl. so the package is installed with the --disable-ssl config option.

this tut  was a huge help, as installing from a tweaked out deb was way easier than installing from source.

thanks a ton sir!

maxp