The Swiss voters gave the said goverment far reaching rights for a surveilance state. The client decrypts and encrypts the data locally and in the background. As an example, here is the guide for Thunderbird on Windows.īridge functions as a local Mail server that ProtonMail flows through once configured. Just add a new account in the email client of your choice to use the ProtonMail account in that email client.Credentials for adding IMAP and SMPT settings to the desktop email client are provided by the application.

You can switch modes with a click on 'address configuration'.The default mode is combined address mode which means that all emails from all ProtonMail addresses will be sent and received together. The account should now be successfully connected.Type your username and on the next screen the account password.Select 'Add Account' in the program interface.

Install the program and run it afterward to start the configuration.Ĭomplete the following steps in order to add a new ProtonMail account to the Bridge application: First thing that needs to be done is download the latest version of ProtonMail Bridge to the local system.

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