iOS:
Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via a web
Correction: using the ProtonMail app from the app store.
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
iOS:
Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via a web
iOS:
Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via a web browser - this sucks (I don't actually access e-mail on my phone very
much, but it is handy from time to time).
On 2023-03-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
Yep. I've been using it for a while now. Bridge has been updated
regularly, and there were some hiccups with a couple updates last year
that required you to delete, add, and reconfigure accounts in Bridge due
to errors stemming from some refactoring of the Bridge cache. Other than that, it's been smooth sailing.
Bridge acts as an intermediary between Proton servers and the local mail client, so it downloads messages into its own cache, then serves them to
the local mail client. So if you have a lot of messages on the server,
it can take a little while for all of them to be downloaded and appear
in your mail client.
iOS: Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via
a web browser - this sucks (I don't actually access e-mail on my phone
very much, but it is handy from time to time).
Actually, Proton has an iOS mail app
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
iOS: Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via
a web browser - this sucks (I don't actually access e-mail on my phone
very much, but it is handy from time to time).
On 2023-03-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
Yep. I've been using it for a while now. Bridge has been updated
regularly, and there were some hiccups with a couple updates last year
that required you to delete, add, and reconfigure accounts in Bridge due
to errors stemming from some refactoring of the Bridge cache. Other than that, it's been smooth sailing.
Bridge acts as an intermediary between Proton servers and the local mail client, so it downloads messages into its own cache, then serves them to
the local mail client. So if you have a lot of messages on the server,
it can take a little while for all of them to be downloaded and appear
in your mail client.
iOS: Likewise Proton mail can be accessed via an iPhone - but only via
a web browser - this sucks (I don't actually access e-mail on my phone
very much, but it is handy from time to time).
Actually, Proton has an iOS mail app, and while it's not as
fully-featured as Apple's Mail client, it works very well IME:
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/proton-mail-encrypted-email/id979659905>
Proton offers a highly secure set of services that fully end-to-end
encrypt all of the data stored. They also have calendar, drive, and VPN services that are top-notch. I'm using Proton for all of the mail on my domain (several different users, multiple accounts) and it's been great.
I haven't made any use of the calendar or drive services, but I do use
the VPN service 24/7 in a Linux VM and on iOS, and it's been excellent
as well. They iterate fairly quickly, and their apps tend to be on the lighter side as far as features go, but in general they are reliable and
very secure. Highly recommended.
Do they not have a similar program for the desktops & laptops? https://proton.me/mail/download
On 2023-03-12 13:00, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2023-03-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
Yep. I've been using it for a while now. Bridge has been updated
regularly, and there were some hiccups with a couple updates last
year that required you to delete, add, and reconfigure accounts in
Bridge due to errors stemming from some refactoring of the Bridge
cache. Other than that, it's been smooth sailing.
Bridge acts as an intermediary between Proton servers and the local
mail client, so it downloads messages into its own cache, then serves
them to the local mail client. So if you have a lot of messages on
the server, it can take a little while for all of them to be
downloaded and appear in your mail client.
Unfortunately the current Bridge v. available isn't compatible with
the current v. of Mac OS on this iMac. I've sent a message to them to
see if there is an older v. of Bridge that I can install. With the
issues you point out above, it might not be worth it - I can use the
web version.
I forgot to mention that with some Proton packages, you get SimpleLogin
for free:
<https://simplelogin.io>
SimpleLogin is integrated with Proton, and gives you the ability to
create anonymous email aliases on the fly. In other words you don't even
have to log in or create them - you can just think of one (example: bestbuy@yourdomain.simplelogin.com - just one of several formats
available), give it to someone, and the moment an email arrives to that address it gets created and tracked automatically. You can configure different aliases to forward to different addresses, see a history of messages sent to each alias, and enable and disable them. It's a pretty
handy service.
On 2023-03-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
On 2023-03-12 13:00, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2023-03-12, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
Mac OS:
Just found that Proton mail can be accessed via Mac's Apple Mail app
with the use of a "bridge" from Proton.
Has anyone tried this?
Yep. I've been using it for a while now. Bridge has been updated
regularly, and there were some hiccups with a couple updates last
year that required you to delete, add, and reconfigure accounts in
Bridge due to errors stemming from some refactoring of the Bridge
cache. Other than that, it's been smooth sailing.
Bridge acts as an intermediary between Proton servers and the local
mail client, so it downloads messages into its own cache, then serves
them to the local mail client. So if you have a lot of messages on
the server, it can take a little while for all of them to be
downloaded and appear in your mail client.
Unfortunately the current Bridge v. available isn't compatible with
the current v. of Mac OS on this iMac. I've sent a message to them to
see if there is an older v. of Bridge that I can install. With the
issues you point out above, it might not be worth it - I can use the
web version.
The issues I mentioned only pertained to installing a couple specific
Bridge updates, so they wouldn't be a problem if you stuck with a single version.
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