A brief explanation as to how to make the Gmail Notifier open Gmail using SSL instead of normal HTTP. The steps should be pretty self-explanatory from the pictures included. This is useful to keep the notifier working if you chose the new Always HTTPS Gmail option.

STEPS:

• Close Gmail Notifier.
• Copy gnotify.exe and rename to copy to gnotify.exe.BAK for making a backup file for safety reason.
• Open virtualdub, and then open the hex editor from Tools menu -> Hex editor... any hex editor can do this work. PSPad Editor is what I would use though.
• In the hex editor, go to File -> Open, and browse to gnotify.exe (should be in C:\Program Files\Google\Gmail Notifier\).
• Select gnotify.exe
• De-select "Open as Read Only"
• Use Ctrl+F and type http://mail.
• Hit Enter, and you will see the URL that notify uses (the http:// one, not the https:// one above it, that seems to be just for logging in.)
• Place your cursor on the colon (:) right after the "http" (again, not after "https") and just start typing.
• Type out s://mail.google.com/mail/ which will reduce the number of periods between /mail/ and ?.u, but that's OK.
• Save and restart gnotify.exe

Now your Gmail notifier will start with SSL not with http. For more and latest tech hacks stay tuned with…

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