Apache's SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt:460

[ac...@saysit.com]

A bit off topic again.
I have apache 2.0.40 + mod_ssl talking with OpenSSL. 
Things seem to be working, client browsers present certificate and
log-on, tells me its "high grade encryption" etc.
But when I do
[ssl]# openssl s_client localhost:443 -state -debug
I still get this error message :
SSL_connect:SSLv2/v3 write client hello A
read from 0809D018 [080A25C0] (7 bytes => 7 (0x7))
0000 - 3c 21 44 4f 43 54 59                              <!DOCTY
SSL_connect:error in SSLv2/v3 read server hello A
3751:error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown
protocol:s23_clnt.c:460:
***
Been researching this, seems a lot of people had this problem and it has
to do wth some "fine-tuning" of httpd.conf, short on specifics.
Does anyone know how to resolve this problem ???
Cheers.