diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 228da6c2..7237173b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to Ergo will be documented in this file.
 
+## [2.11.1] - 2022-01-22
+
+Ergo 2.11.1 is a bugfix release, fixing a denial-of-service issue in our websocket implementation. We regret the oversight.
+
+This release includes no changes to the config file format or database file format.
+
+### Security
+* Fixed a denial-of-service issue affecting websocket clients (#2039)
+
 ## [2.11.0] - 2022-12-25
 
 We're pleased to be publishing v2.11.0, a new stable release. This is another bugfix release aimed at improving client compatibility and keeping up with the IRCv3 specification process.
diff --git a/default.yaml b/default.yaml
index ccd9b246..0f3ac31f 100644
--- a/default.yaml
+++ b/default.yaml
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ accounts:
             #     port: 25
             #     username: "admin"
             #     password: "hunter2"
+            #     implicit-tls: false # TLS from the first byte, typically on port 465
             blacklist-regexes:
             #    - ".*@mailinator.com"
             timeout: 60s
diff --git a/irc/email/email.go b/irc/email/email.go
index b86b6b6f..4b0834b7 100644
--- a/irc/email/email.go
+++ b/irc/email/email.go
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ var (
 )
 
 type MTAConfig struct {
-	Server   string
-	Port     int
-	Username string
-	Password string
+	Server      string
+	Port        int
+	Username    string
+	Password    string
+	ImplicitTLS bool `yaml:"implicit-tls"`
 }
 
 type MailtoConfig struct {
@@ -132,11 +133,13 @@ func SendMail(config MailtoConfig, recipient string, msg []byte) (err error) {
 
 	var addr string
 	var auth smtp.Auth
+	var implicitTLS bool
 	if !config.DirectSendingEnabled() {
 		addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", config.MTAReal.Server, config.MTAReal.Port)
 		if config.MTAReal.Username != "" && config.MTAReal.Password != "" {
 			auth = smtp.PlainAuth("", config.MTAReal.Username, config.MTAReal.Password, config.MTAReal.Server)
 		}
+		implicitTLS = config.MTAReal.ImplicitTLS
 	} else {
 		idx := strings.IndexByte(recipient, '@')
 		if idx == -1 {
@@ -149,5 +152,8 @@ func SendMail(config MailtoConfig, recipient string, msg []byte) (err error) {
 		addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:smtp", mx)
 	}
 
-	return smtp.SendMail(addr, auth, config.HeloDomain, config.Sender, []string{recipient}, msg, config.RequireTLS, config.Timeout)
+	return smtp.SendMail(
+		addr, auth, config.HeloDomain, config.Sender, []string{recipient}, msg,
+		config.RequireTLS, implicitTLS, config.Timeout,
+	)
 }
diff --git a/irc/ircconn.go b/irc/ircconn.go
index 088909a2..a6f391d3 100644
--- a/irc/ircconn.go
+++ b/irc/ircconn.go
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ func (wc IRCWSConn) WriteLines(buffers [][]byte) (err error) {
 }
 
 func (wc IRCWSConn) ReadLine() (line []byte, err error) {
-	messageType, line, err := wc.conn.ReadMessage()
+	_, line, err = wc.conn.ReadMessage()
 	if err == nil {
-		if messageType == websocket.BinaryMessage && !utf8.Valid(line) {
+		if !utf8.Valid(line) {
 			return line, errInvalidUtf8
 		}
 		return line, nil
diff --git a/irc/smtp/smtp.go b/irc/smtp/smtp.go
index 30f6cc83..f43d23d5 100644
--- a/irc/smtp/smtp.go
+++ b/irc/smtp/smtp.go
@@ -55,14 +55,17 @@ type Client struct {
 
 // Dial returns a new Client connected to an SMTP server at addr.
 // The addr must include a port, as in "mail.example.com:smtp".
-func Dial(addr string, timeout time.Duration) (*Client, error) {
+func Dial(addr string, timeout time.Duration, implicitTLS bool) (*Client, error) {
 	var conn net.Conn
 	var err error
+	dialer := net.Dialer{
+		Timeout: timeout,
+	}
 	start := time.Now()
-	if timeout == 0 {
-		conn, err = net.Dial("tcp", addr)
+	if !implicitTLS {
+		conn, err = dialer.Dial("tcp", addr)
 	} else {
-		conn, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", addr, timeout)
+		conn, err = tls.DialWithDialer(&dialer, "tcp", addr, nil)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ var testHookStartTLS func(*tls.Config) // nil, except for tests
 // functionality. Higher-level packages exist outside of the standard
 // library.
 // XXX: modified in Ergo to add `requireTLS`, `heloDomain`, and `timeout` arguments
-func SendMail(addr string, a Auth, heloDomain string, from string, to []string, msg []byte, requireTLS bool, timeout time.Duration) error {
+func SendMail(addr string, a Auth, heloDomain string, from string, to []string, msg []byte, requireTLS, implicitTLS bool, timeout time.Duration) error {
 	if err := validateLine(from); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ func SendMail(addr string, a Auth, heloDomain string, from string, to []string,
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	c, err := Dial(addr, timeout)
+	c, err := Dial(addr, timeout, implicitTLS)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -355,23 +358,25 @@ func SendMail(addr string, a Auth, heloDomain string, from string, to []string,
 	if err = c.Hello(heloDomain); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if ok, _ := c.Extension("STARTTLS"); ok {
-		var config *tls.Config
-		if requireTLS {
-			config = &tls.Config{ServerName: c.serverName}
-		} else {
-			// if TLS isn't a hard requirement, don't verify the certificate either,
-			// since a MITM attacker could just remove the STARTTLS advertisement
-			config = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
+	if !implicitTLS {
+		if ok, _ := c.Extension("STARTTLS"); ok {
+			var config *tls.Config
+			if requireTLS {
+				config = &tls.Config{ServerName: c.serverName}
+			} else {
+				// if TLS isn't a hard requirement, don't verify the certificate either,
+				// since a MITM attacker could just remove the STARTTLS advertisement
+				config = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}
+			}
+			if testHookStartTLS != nil {
+				testHookStartTLS(config)
+			}
+			if err = c.StartTLS(config); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else if requireTLS {
+			return errors.New("TLS required, but not negotiated")
 		}
-		if testHookStartTLS != nil {
-			testHookStartTLS(config)
-		}
-		if err = c.StartTLS(config); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else if requireTLS {
-		return errors.New("TLS required, but not negotiated")
 	}
 	if a != nil && c.ext != nil {
 		if _, ok := c.ext["AUTH"]; !ok {
diff --git a/irc/version.go b/irc/version.go
index 8f92a7c6..bd220a77 100644
--- a/irc/version.go
+++ b/irc/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "fmt"
 
 const (
 	// SemVer is the semantic version of Ergo.
-	SemVer = "2.11.0"
+	SemVer = "2.11.1"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/traditional.yaml b/traditional.yaml
index ff609cfa..389d5962 100644
--- a/traditional.yaml
+++ b/traditional.yaml
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ accounts:
             #     port: 25
             #     username: "admin"
             #     password: "hunter2"
+            #     implicit-tls: false # TLS from the first byte, typically on port 465
             blacklist-regexes:
             #    - ".*@mailinator.com"
             timeout: 60s