diff --git a/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4 b/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
index 5a3e5f17699e5a2a29100ff03b704f26ef09a95e..80e4a9e132cce373208ecb0233283dde501e3fbd 100644
--- a/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
+++ b/auxdir/x_ac_slurm_ssl.m4
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([X_AC_SLURM_WITH_SSL], [
   	tryssldir="$tryssldir $prefix"
   fi
   if test "x$tryssldir" == "xno" ; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libary is required for SLURM operation, please install])
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([OpenSSL libary is required for SLURM operation])
+     AC_MSG_ERROR([Download and install OpenSSL from http://www.openssl.org/])
   fi
   
   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for OpenSSL directory], ac_cv_openssldir, [
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([X_AC_SLURM_WITH_SSL], [
   	done
   
   	if test -z "$found_crypto" ; then
-  		AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find working OpenSSL library, please install or check config.log])	
+  		AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find working OpenSSL library)]
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Download and install OpenSSL from http://www.openssl.org/])
   	fi
   	if test -z "$ssldir" ; then
   		ssldir="(system)"
diff --git a/doc/html/download.shtml b/doc/html/download.shtml
index 2a8a1130fdcbbc50866b06be606948cee5a0cc2a..eba7b7d2b4687704b6706a07cca0853d38b3b853 100644
--- a/doc/html/download.shtml
+++ b/doc/html/download.shtml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ The latest stable release is version 1.4.</p>
 <h1>Related Software</h1>
 <ul>
 
+<li><b>OpenSSL</b> is required for secure communications between SLURM 
+components. Download it from 
+<a href="http://www.openssl.org/">http://www.openssl.org/</a>.
+</li>
+
 <li>Authentication plugins</li>
 <ul>
 <li><b>Munge</b><br>
@@ -88,6 +93,6 @@ Portable Linux Processor Affinity (PLPA)</a></li>
 
 </ul>
 
-<p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 26 February 2007</p>
+<p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 5 March 2007</p>
 
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