Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
Peanuts compared to the hosting costs for a website this size.
True, but since most forums don't make much money, most admins don't want to spend extra on it. I know some forums which blatantly ask for "donations". But it's not just the SSL which you need to cater for. If every page on this forum was encrypted, you would quickly see a spike in the server's load and may need a bigger CPU / more RAM / etc.

Quote Originally Posted by Dave A View Post
Interesting. Where would you put the script?
Well, it's "man in the middle", so it could be anywhere between my PC (for example) and your server. Even on your ISP's network. And, judging by the amount of spam, hack bots which our firewalls block, that comes from "large reputable hosts" (even in South Africa), it wouldn't surprise me if someone already has some some packer sniffers in place and the network admins don't even know it...