On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 14:33 +0000, Paul Smith wrote: > On 2/18/07, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I do not want to store messages locally to minimize the risk of them > > > being spied by someone else. With the CustomizeGoogle extension of > > > Firefox, one can read GMail accounts with the https protocol, which > > > encrypts the communications between my machine and GMail servers. > > > > But are HTTP pages cached in your browser? > > > > I'd suggest that your mail cannot be casually spied upon on your > > computer if you do not share log-ins, and don't leave your computer > > without logging out or locking out access. > > But the traffic containing the messages may be spied between my > computer and the GMail server. If the traffic obeys to the https > protocol, hence it may be spied but it will be useless for the spier. > > Paul > You are chasing the wrong suspect. GMAIL keeps EVERYTHING!!! It never dies. Your mail may remain on their servers and be searchable forever. If you want to secure mail of a specific nature, you must use local encryption and you and the receiving party need your own encryption/decryption processes, preferably on a system that is never accessable to the external (www) network. Regards, Les H
