http://dev.mysql.com.../odbc/3.51.html
MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.27, a new version of the ODBC driver for the MySQL database management system, has been released. This release is the latest release of the 3.51 series and is suitable for use with any MySQL version including MySQL 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1. Fixes include:
Cannot use ssl (Bug #29955)
Enable auto reconnect doesn't work (Bug #37179)
Add read and write timeouts on the connection (Bug #40407)