On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:07:34 +0300 Andrei Popescu <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. Do you mean "I CAN'T imagine"? Anyway, I immediately activate "Always use https" after reading the articles I cited; I guess I'm paranoid, like you ;) Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
