mail accounts not sending when VPN is connected

ChrisJB

Hi, I use an iMac and though I have VPN set up to connect automatically on start up it does not. Today, when I have connected manually it then prevents me sending emails via my gmail accounts. They send when I have turned VPN off. Any advice?

Geert63a

Same here.…

Alexandru_BD

Hi,

For email not working whenever the VPN is connected, try the steps from this article:

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/30765/

Geert63a

Dear Alexandra,

I eventually found a solution. I was connected to a Belgian VPN in Thailand and I think the Thai authorities blocked that traffic, since when I tried later with a Thai VPN connection it did work...