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Subject: Re: VPN setup question
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> From what I'm reading, it looks like you want a secure proxy rather than
>a VPN, per se.  SSH can be used to provide that functionality very
>simply:
>
>   http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=408
>
>That explains how to use SSH for remote proxy service with Firefox, but
>it's simple enough to do the same thing with Pidgin for IMs and a number
>of other applications.  Would that solve the problems you want solved?

         Hmm, this may just work.  I never thought of using an SSH remote 
proxy before.  I'll definitely look into it and see if that does the job 
for me.  Thanks.