Because of issues with my ISP I use a vpn much of the time.  The problem 
is the vpn provider blocks smtp so I can't send email while I'm 
connected.  Does anyone have an idea how I can bypass the vpn for smtp 
so I can send email while on the vpn?

I'm running Kubuntu 13.04 and I'm using openvpn.

Thanks to anyone who can help.
Derek

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