Problem with Mail in Win 10 Home

Hello Paul,
Thank you for contacting AVG Community Support.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We'll check and help you out.
When connected to AVG Secure VPN, you may experience problems while trying to send emails from an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or Apple Mail (Mac). This article contains instructions to solve such issues.
> (https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=troubleshoot-avg-secure-vpn-email&q=AVG+Secure+VPN&supportType=home)
NOTE:AVG Secure VPN has no impact on email behavior if you access your web based email account via an internet browser.
Let us know if you face any difficulties and we'll help you.
Thank you.

My mail program will not receive mail into the inbox if AVG VPN is connected. Once disconnected mail enters inbox. My outgoing mail will not leave the outbox no matter what I try. HELP?

Hello Paul,
Thank you for contacting AVG Community Support.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We'll check and help you out.
When connected to AVG Secure VPN, you may experience problems while trying to send emails from an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or Apple Mail (Mac). This article contains instructions to solve such issues.
> (https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=troubleshoot-avg-secure-vpn-email&q=AVG+Secure+VPN&supportType=home)
NOTE:AVG Secure VPN has no impact on email behavior if you access your web based email account via an internet browser.
Let us know if you face any difficulties and we'll help you.
Thank you.