Sorry DavidR, upon checking the Outpost Forums it was in relation to avast! beta:

http://outpostfirewall.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12937 (see post #6 - minoka)

But I guess it still has some merit for the final release.

My Outpost rules seem to work:

avast! Web Scanner
(TCP, Outbound, Remote Port: 80, Allow)

All Other Porgrams that Access Net (ie. localhost rule)
(TCP, Outbound, Remote Host: 127.0.0.1, Remote Port: 12080, Allow)

Global System Rule
(TCP, Inbound, Remote Host: 127.0.0.1, Allow)

However, I am not sure how secure they are. I am also wondering if the following rule could be applied without “opening” my system up too much ???

Global System Rule
(TCP, Outbound, Remote Host: 127.0.0.1, Remote Port: 12080, Allow)

I’ll try the Outpost Forums as well. Thanks again for your help, greatly appreciated.