*code:* .... asio::streambuf response; size_t siz = asio::read(sslSock, response); .... *compilation error (g++ 3.4.6 on RHEL4):* asio/1.3.0/asio/impl/read.ipp:107: instantiated from `size_t asio::read(SyncReadStream&, asio::basic_streambuf<Allocator>&) [with SyncReadStream = asio::ssl::stream<asio::basic_stream_socket<asio::ip::tcp, asio::stream_socket_service<asio::ip::tcp> >, asio::ssl::stream_service>, Allocator = std::allocator<char>]' asio/1.3.0/asio/ssl/detail/openssl_stream_service.hpp:415: error: call of overloaded `bind(int (*)(SSL*, void*, int), boost::arg<1>, void*, int)' is ambiguous boost/1.36/boost/bind.hpp:1298: note: candidates are: boost::_bi::bind_t<R, F, typename boost::_bi::list_av_3<A1, A2, A3>::type> boost::bind(F, A1, A2, A3) [with R = int, F = int (*)(SSL*, void*, int), A1 = boost::arg<1>, A2 = void*, A3 = int] boost/1.36/boost/bind/bind_cc.hpp:47: note: boost::_bi::bind_t<R, R (*)(B1, B2, B3), typename boost::_bi::list_av_3<A1, A2, A3>::type> boost::bind(R (*)(B1, B2, B3), A1, A2, A3) [with R = int, B1 = SSL*, B2 = void*, B3 = int, A1 = boost::arg<1>, A2 = void*, A3 = int] Also, asio::write(sslSock, response); resulted in a similar error.