Version:            (using KDE 4.2.3)
OS:                MS Windows
Installed from:    MS Windows

when logging on to GMAIL http://gmail.com I get the message 

The requested operation could not be completed
Unexpected Program Termination
Details of the Request:
URL: http://gmail.com
Protocol: http
Date and Time: Thursday 25 June 2009 12:54
Additional Information: https://www.google.com
Description:
The program on your computer which provides access to the http://gmail.com protocol has unexpectedly terminated.
Possible Causes:
This is most likely to be caused by a bug in the program. Please consider submitting a full bug report as detailed below.
Possible Solutions:
Update your software to the latest version. Your distribution should provide tools to update your software.
When all else fails, please consider helping the KDE team or the third party maintainer of this software by submitting a high quality bug report. If the software is provided by a third party, please contact them directly. Otherwise, first look to see if the same bug has been submitted by someone else by searching at the KDE bug reporting website. If not, take note of the details given above, and include them in your bug report, along with as many other details as you think might help.

I get the samer error if I go directly to http://mail.google.com/mail/

This functions properly on other browsers, including Konqueror on Linux.