Folks
Checked into a hotel in the Philippines that has a wireless internet system but to connect one has to enter a proxy server and port to gain access.
The staff gave me the details to enter in IE (or Firefox) connections. That meant I could use IE or Firefox to browse but could not use Outlook or Mailwaher as they could not be configured with the proxy server or port.
After searching I came across a small program called HTTPort. Basically it is a tunneling program that one can configure to get Outlook or any other program to work on this system where the hotel's only security is proxy.
I find using Outlook much more convenient than webmail which is why I am using it right now.
Freeware and easy to configure, it can be found at
HTTPort
Best!
HA