Gmail has been around for a while now and is still the #1 choice for most webmail users.
Gmail acheives this by inovation and giving the users what they want, like accessing it over a secure connection.
Without going in to too much detail, the reason you want to use https is that all communication that takes place between your PC and the gmail server will be kept private. This means nobody at work will be able to take a peak at what your doing or that geeky kid at the back of starbuck will not steal your passwords.
How to enable HTTPS in Gmail
- logon to your gmail account
- locate and click on settings at the top right of your screen
- under the general tab scroll to the bottom
- you should now see the options for browser connection
- click always use https
- click the button save changes
- sit back and access gmail with all the secure socket layer protection goodness