[tomjen3]

Which you cannot do on a plain-text connection?

A non-plaintext connection is still more secure than a plaintext connection, so it shouldn't ever get a worse warning than a plain-text connection.

[eli]

If browsers want to treat it the same as plaintext (no warning but also no lock icon) I think that makes sense. Aside from the false sense of security, I agree that it is better than plaintext.