[issue20209] Deprecate PROTOCOL_SSLv2

[Antoine Pitrou]

Antoine Pitrou added the comment:

> If we removed it completely (which I'm *not* proposing, just gathering
> data) how many people would it affect?

What I'm proposing is to remove it after we deprecate it.
I don't think it would affect many people, if any, but we still should
have a deprecation period.

> Is there any legitimate reason why some people would want SSLv2?  Like
> "we aren't allowed to upgrade this server" or something.

The only reason I could think about is some embedded equipment or device
with a built-in SSL-based server.

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