jbs3645
04-21-2007, 11:17 AM
I read this on LifeHacker and thought I would post it. Something I didn't know about. The whole article is pretty good if you use Gmail.
http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/hack-attack-supercharge-your-gmail-252737.php
Encryption
If you've logged into Gmail at http://mail.google.com rather than https://mail.google.com, the messages you're sending could potentially be read by any dirty sniffer on your network. Logging into the https version, however, will encrypt your information as it's sent so no one can stick their nose into your messages. The 's' is for secure, people! To set every Gmail connection to redirect to the more secure https connection, try out CustomizeGoogle or the HTTP-to-HTTPS redirector Greasemonkey script. You can also use CustomizeGoogle to remove the Spam count from your Gmail sidebar, along with lots of other Google tweaks.
Real privacy hounds should check out FireGPG or Gmail Encrypt to add secure encryption to email you've sent with Gmail.
john
http://lifehacker.com/software/gmail/hack-attack-supercharge-your-gmail-252737.php
Encryption
If you've logged into Gmail at http://mail.google.com rather than https://mail.google.com, the messages you're sending could potentially be read by any dirty sniffer on your network. Logging into the https version, however, will encrypt your information as it's sent so no one can stick their nose into your messages. The 's' is for secure, people! To set every Gmail connection to redirect to the more secure https connection, try out CustomizeGoogle or the HTTP-to-HTTPS redirector Greasemonkey script. You can also use CustomizeGoogle to remove the Spam count from your Gmail sidebar, along with lots of other Google tweaks.
Real privacy hounds should check out FireGPG or Gmail Encrypt to add secure encryption to email you've sent with Gmail.
john