Re: newbie question

["Ayaz Ahmed Khan" <ayaz () pakcon org>]

javier rojas <javier.rojasr () gmail com> wrote:

> this is my first message to the list and i would like to start with
> some newbie questions...
> wel, i live in a contry that has not a good respect for privacy, i
> would like to know how can i keep my mail in gmail from been snooped?
> can anyone just give me a link or a simple steps guide?
> i (and some friends) would really apreciate it.

Gmail provides SSL not only for secure authentication but also for
secure surfing of Gmail. Once you authenticate to the Gmail server,
and successfully log into your Inbox, the server switches your session
to normal HTTP. If you manually add an 's' to the "http" in the
address bar, Gmails will move your session from normal HTTP over to
SSL.

Firefox has an extension, "CustomizeGoogle", which has a tab for Gmail
where you can talk Firefox into automatically switching to HTTPS when
reading e-mails on Gmail.

--
Ayaz Ahmed Khan

"I'm returning this note to you, instead of your paper, because it
(your paper) presently occupies the bottom of my bird cage."
               -- English Professor, Providence College

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