Google is giving Gmail users the option to encrypt messages sent using the webmail service.

Users can now select to have their messages sent over a secure socket layer connection (HTTPS) by default, in a bid to prevent messages being intercepted on open Wi-Fi connections or in a net café.

Previously, Gmail users had to manually enter the https://www.gmail.com address rather than the standard http://www.gmail.com address to turn the encryption on.

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Aviram wrote:

Ever wondered what name is behind some obscure gmail address? Maybe your preferred gmail address was taken and you’re wondering who took it?
Here’s a cute vulnerability in the gmail system that comes from the strong tie-ins between gmail, the google calendar and all the other services.

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I just learned a while ago that Gmail’s current storage is over 6 gigabytes now, that’s a lot of space for your emails.

One other use of it is to make it your personal storage using gspace.

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The group chat feature lets you chat with many friends at once. There’s no limit to the number of people you can chat with, and any participant can invite others to join. To get started, follow these steps:

1. Start a chat with a single person in your Contacts list.
2. Once you’ve started the chat, click Options at the bottom left of your chat window and select Group Chat.
3. In the field labeled ‘Add a person to this chat,’ enter the name of the contact(s) you want to add to your group chat.

To end your chat, click the X at the corner of the chat window. Others in the group chat will get a message saying that you’ve left the conversation. If you want to rejoin, you’ll need to be invited back by a contact who’s still in the group chat. The group chat will continue until all participants have left.

source: Gmail Help Center

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