How to Use Schannel for SSL Sockets on Windows

http://stevehuston.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/how-to-use-schannel-for-ssl-sockets-on-windows/

Adding SSL support to existing TCP & UDP code?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1105642/adding-ssl-support-to-existing-tcp-udp-code

FIX: An unhandled exception occurs when you use MFC sockets in secondary threads in an MFC Visual C++ 6.0 application

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193101

Adding Windows To Your Console Application

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1192/Adding-Windows-To-Your-Console-Application

Programming with Asynchronous Sockets

http://www.gamedev.net/page/resources/_/technical/multiplayer-and-network-programming/programming-with-asynchronous-sockets-r1297

What is 'asynchronous socket programming'?

http://www.nightmare.com/medusa/async_sockets.html