On demand tunneling for Windows XP?

I'd like to secure POP, SMTP, and FTP connections between my Windows
box and my webhost, but I'd prefer not to have to manually enter login info
each time a ssh connection is established or have a ssh connection up all the
time in anticipation of needing a tunnel. Is there any way to setup on demand
tunneling, where the ssh connection is brought up only if/when necessary and
brought down when it is no longer needed? I've played around with a couple
of ssh programs for Windows, but they didn't seem to support that kind of
operation.
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