[TYPO3-english] Secure Form with SSL/HTTPS

[Scotty C]

Hi everyone,

(Sorry if you're receiving this twice - been having problems polling the list)

I think this is basic enough, but in lieu of heartbleed (and considering the fact that this is my first SSL site), I'm asking for your help. 

I need to secure a page with a form element on it. Following the instructions at 
http://www.techques.com/question/1-9099968/Delivering-static-resources-over-SSL-in-TYPO3 

... I can see that HTTPs Enforcer combined with the TS code
[PIDinRootline = 123]
config.baseURL = https://www.example.com/
[global]

... will make the page secure. But my question is, how do I ensure the data being sent in the form is secure as well? I basically just need to get some data using the form, but then I need to email that data. Email is where the security goes out the window. I'm thinking about setting the "target" of the form element to be a separate page with PHPMailer on it and then letting PHPMailer send the email via TLS. Would that work?

Thanks for the help (and please forgive my naivety),
-Scott.