What steps do Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Hotmail take to prevent eavesdropping on email?

I would like to ask what happens when an email is sent from Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail public web email services?
I don’t understand email protocols in details, but as far as I know email traffic is unencrypted and the messages are passed alo… Continue reading What steps do Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and Hotmail take to prevent eavesdropping on email?