newb humbly seeks advice

From: Fatass (fatass_at_europe.com)
Date: 09/22/04 

Date: 22 Sep 2004 01:47:12 -0700

I'm not a networking guy, so pardon my ignorance etc. (lick lick,
grovel grovel).

I'm in a censored country going through a government-controlled proxy
server. Please don't laugh.

I can use https w/ no problem. What they can't see doesn't hurt them.

I'm assuming that port forwarding is a realistic way to secure all my
browsing.

Question: Do I need authorized access (such as an account) on an SSH
server, or can I use SSH with any web server? I've tried a handful of
SSH programs but can't figure out how to set them up to connect to
anything. It's all just a bit over my head.

Thanks.

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