Why is Email not protected by the Proton VPN?
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Hi Team,
Can someone shed some light on what this little notice is telling me? (See image, pink box) I have the Proton VPN on at the moment.
Email isn't protected? Is there a setting I need to tweak in the browser or on my system?
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@GTLC email is not an https connection, only those are protected by the free VPN. So email runs outside of the VPNs scope.
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You need to install Proton VPN as an individual app to have it cover email as well. In that case disable it in Vivaldi because it will cover Vivaldi too.
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Thanks, both. But to clarify between both of you: if I were to use Proton's desktop client would that support Email or would that also not be covered on the free plan?
@WildEnte I've tried to verify the HTTPS only thing but am struggling to locate a source (my Search-Fu might need more coffee). Do you have a URL to share?
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@GTLC said in Why is Email not protected by the Proton VPN?:
Do you have a URL to share?
I have that info from this comment from @Pathduck https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/106883/e-mail-not-protected-because-of-vpn-config/2?_=1743340075727
Usually on Win11 running Vivaldi Snapshot builds. Opinionated about working efficiently with email. Folders are evil | Mail workflow: receive, read, reply, mark as read, done.
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@WildEnte Thanks! And thanks for liking my little post on Fedi about the VPN issue.
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@GTLC said in Why is Email not protected by the Proton VPN?:
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@WildEnte I've tried to verify the HTTPS only thing but am struggling to locate a source (my Search-Fu might need more coffee). Do you have a URL to share?FWIW: it is mentioned here, Proton VPN for Vivaldi | Vivaldi Browser Help
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@yojimbo274064400 ...pfft. I don't read instructions.
(Thank you!)
