What is SSL and why is Email Consolidator Service by Gopher King using it?
Short for Secure Sockets Layer, it is a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a public key to encrypt data that’s transferred over the SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, Web pages that require an SSL connection start with https instead of http. Email Consolidator Service by Gopher King uses SSL (Security Socket Layer) to transmit data whenever possible, this includes the following browsers and devices, – Palm clipping on Palm VII – Eudora Web for Palm browser – Web TV – Internet Explorer – Netscape – Opera – Pocket PC – Microsoft Mobile Explorer on Cell Phones Note: Avantgo already has its own SSL encryption (certicom) built-in, so Email Consolidator Service by Gopher King does not provide the extra encryption.
