On Mon,31.Aug.09, 18:10:24, Celejar wrote: > > "Google did not explain why using this new feature was so important," > Perry said. "This gives people who routinely log in to Gmail beginning > with an https:// session a false sense of security, because they think > they're secure but they're really not.""
I just checked and I found I had set this (probably since the first time I noticed it). Next to the setting is a link to http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&ctx=mail&answer=74765 which among others says: "Please note that selecting 'Always use https' will prevent you from accessing Gmail via HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). In addition, it may make Gmail a bit slower. If you trust the security of your network, you can turn this feature off at any time." I can imagine all but the paranoid users (like me ;) actually activating this after reading the paragraph above. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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