title: Git proxy failure need asistance
body: <p>I have this error I cannot connect to the proxy I spend 4-5 hours fiddling with the web looking for clues but I cannot resolve this issue..</p>
  
  <p>I am using windows azure and I am having only proxy problem.</p>
  
  <p>My commands are as follows:</p>
  
  <p>1.Connecting with proxy</p>
  
  <pre><code>git config --global http.proxy http://&lt;username&gt;:&lt;password&gt;@mapevent.azurewebsites.net:443
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>2.Clone Error</p>
  
  <pre><code>git clone https://&lt;username&gt;@mapevent.scm.azurewebsites.net:443/mapevent.git
  
  Cloning into 'mapevent' ...
  
  fatal: unable to access 'https://&lt;username&gt;@mapevent.scm.azurewebsites.net:443/mapevent.git/': Recv failure: Connection was reset
  </code></pre>
  
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  <p>I have also tried with port 8080 but says "cannot resolve" and use push but all seem to fail.</p>
  
  <p>I am new to Git and I am not progressing  :(</p>
  
  <p>Please help me, I have a project to complete in the next few weeks.</p>