.boto file contents:

[Credentials]
aws_access_key_id = ANBVWD98KPLA1OM6S84I
aws_secret_access_key = QFvXqyvCNx9tBPobZtcoG2I0jfblPFTtuN9+Nrzo

boto trace

Python 2.7.4 (default, Apr 19 2013, 18:28:01)
[GCC 4.7.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import boto
>>> import time
>>> boto.set_stream_logger('boto')
>>> s3 = boto.connect_s3(host='copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com')
>>> bucket = s3.create_bucket('boto-demo-%s' %int(time.time()))
2013-08-09 19:03:21,901 boto [DEBUG]:path=/
2013-08-09 19:03:21,901 boto [DEBUG]:auth_path=/boto-demo-1376089401/
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Method: PUT
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Path: /
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Data:
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Headers: {}
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Host: boto-demo-1376089401.copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:establishing HTTPS connection: host=boto-demo-1376089401.copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com, kwargs={}
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:Token: None
2013-08-09 19:03:21,902 boto [DEBUG]:StringToSign:
PUT


Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:03:21 GMT
/boto-demo-1376089401/
2013-08-09 19:03:21,906 boto [DEBUG]:encountered SSLError exception, reconnecting
2013-08-09 19:03:21,906 boto [DEBUG]:establishing HTTPS connection: host=boto-demo-1376089401.copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com, kwargs={}
2013-08-09 19:03:22,707 boto [DEBUG]:Token: None
2013-08-09 19:03:22,707 boto [DEBUG]:StringToSign:
PUT


Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:03:21 GMT
/boto-demo-1376089401/
2013-08-09 19:03:22,711 boto [DEBUG]:encountered SSLError exception, reconnecting
2013-08-09 19:03:22,711 boto [DEBUG]:establishing HTTPS connection: host=boto-demo-1376089401.copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com, kwargs={}
2013-08-09 19:03:23,076 boto [DEBUG]:Token: None
2013-08-09 19:03:23,076 boto [DEBUG]:StringToSign:
PUT


Fri, 09 Aug 2013 23:03:21 GMT
/boto-demo-1376089401/
2013-08-09 19:03:23,079 boto [DEBUG]:encountered SSLError exception, reconnecting
2013-08-09 19:03:23,079 boto [DEBUG]:establishing HTTPS connection: host=boto-demo-1376089401.copernico-vm2.keplerdata.com, kwargs={}
^CTraceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto/s3/connection.py", line 414, in create_bucket
    data=data)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto/s3/connection.py", line 450, in make_request
    override_num_retries=override_num_retries)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto/connection.py", line 829, in make_request
    return self._mexe(http_request, sender, override_num_retries)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/boto/connection.py", line 785, in _mexe
    time.sleep(next_sleep)
KeyboardInterrupt