SSL proxy tunnel

I'm developing an e-mail reader/sender that logs into various e-mail services. It downloads emails as if your e-mail account has pop3 access. I'm making this program because many free e-mail providers that once provided free pop3 access now make you pay. So instead of paying for pop3 access, I'm developing an HTTP email retriever. Everything has been going along fine until now. Many of the services my program logs into require SSL. I got around this by using a 3rd party control. The problem is that I can't figure out how to tunnel SSL through a proxy like Internet Explorer does. You can set a proxy in your IE settings. If that proxy has SSL capabilities, IE will tunnel all the encrypted data through the proxy over port 80, (or whatever the proxy's port is), instead of port 443. I've been trying for weeks to mimick this "ssl tunneling" with my 3rd party component. I can't figure it out! If any coders out there are familiar with SSL through proxies, please contact me. If you're interested in doing the work, I can tell you where to download a free 30 day trial of the SSL component. Thank You Plump ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Complete ownership and distribution copyrights to all work purchased. ## Platform Visual Basic Windows 9x/ME/XP ## Deadline information Time is most important. I will pay bonus to anybody that can finish this quickly.