mountainsoft
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Last month I noticed many of my emails were being blocked by Cloudflare based on the IP address of my internet provider (comcast). After much wasted time trying to resolve the problem, I gave up and got a VPN. I tried Surf Shark first, but I was running into all kinds of odd problems connecting to web sites (Google and others), and still had email problems. So I switched to Private Internet Access. Unfortunately, I'm not having much luck with it either. I choose a location and there's a 50/50 chance my email goes through successfully. Usually I have to send the email, wait a few minutes to see if it bounced, and often have to choose another location or two and resend until I find one that works. The worst part is once I find a working IP address it only works for a day or two before that too starts bouncing and I have to find another IP location. I feel like I'm constantly playing "whack a mole" with IP locations. Sending email shouldn't be this difficult.
Then there's the location issue. Even when I find a working IP location, web sites think I'm at that location. So I either get the "not available in your country" message, or I get a store/weather report/etc. for a location half way around the world. I know that's the purpose of a VPN but it's really annoying.
Then there's the location issue. Even when I find a working IP location, web sites think I'm at that location. So I either get the "not available in your country" message, or I get a store/weather report/etc. for a location half way around the world. I know that's the purpose of a VPN but it's really annoying.