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--- spiffy.scm	(revision 25859)
+++ spiffy.scm	(working copy)
@@ -536,12 +536,20 @@
         (mutex-unlock! m)
         (begin (mutex-unlock! m condition) (retry)))))
 
-;; From the openssl egg.  This is a way to support SSL without *requiring* it.
-(define (ssl-port? obj)
-  (and (port? obj) (eq? (##sys#slot obj 10) 'ssl-socket)))
+;; Imports from the openssl egg, if available
+(define (dynamic-import module symbol default)
+  (handle-exceptions _ default (eval `(let () (use ,module) ,symbol))))
 
+(define ssl-port?
+  (dynamic-import
+   'openssl 'ssl-port?
+   (lambda (v)
+     #f)))
+
 (define (ssl-port->tcp-port p)
-  (if (ssl-port? p) (##sys#slot p 11) (error "Expected an SSL port")))
+  (dynamic-import
+   'openssl 'ssl-port?
+   (lambda (v) (error 'ssl-port->tcp-port "Expected an SSL port" v))))
 
 (define (ssl-or-tcp-addresses p)
   (tcp-addresses