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Monocles e-mail can be accessed using any modern browser on any platform. By registering you will get 1 GB of encrypted storage and up to 50 MB attachment, and additional storage can be available. Setting up application for your monocles e-mail after registration is quite straight-forward. Usually, the process is automatic however some applications need to be setup properly for the e-mail to work.  
Monocles e-mail can be accessed using any modern browser on any platform. By registering you will get up to 50 MB attachment per e-mail and you will have 1 GB of end-to-end encrypted e-mail storage. Setting up application for your monocles e-mail after registration is quite straight-forward. Usually, the process is automatic however some applications need to be setup properly for the e-mail to work.  
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=== PC Client (Windows/Linux/MacOS) ===
=== PC Client (Windows/Linux/MacOS) ===
----This guide will show you how to set up your e-mail client application to work with monocles mail. In this guide we will be using Thunderbird for Windows as an example. The process for any e-mail client should be similar.
----This guide will show you how to set up your e-mail client application to work with monocles mail. In this guide we will be using Thunderbird for Windows as an example. The process for any e-mail client application should be similar.


# Click the "Hamburger" menu on the right corner to display the Thunderbird menu, then choose '''+New - Existing Mail Account.'''<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 480px">[[File:thndr01.png|thumb|461px|none|]]</li><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr02.png|thumb|none|]]</li></div></ul>
# Click the "Hamburger" menu on the right corner to display the Thunderbird menu, then choose '''+New - Existing Mail Account.'''<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 480px">[[File:thndr01.png|thumb|461px|none|]]</li><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr02.png|thumb|none|]]</li></div></ul>
# Fill the details of your e-mail and then click on '''Configure manually'''.<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr03.png|thumb|500px|none|]]</li></div></ul>
# Fill the details of your e-mail and then click on '''Configure manually'''.<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr03.png|thumb|500px|none|]]</li></div></ul>
# Enter the configuration on top of this page and press '''Done'''. '''!Important!''' Don't press '''Re-test''' as it will return error.<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr04.png|thumb|500px|none|]]</li></div></ul>
# Enter the configuration as shown on top of this page and press '''Done'''. '''!Important!''' Don't press '''Re-test''' as it will return error.<div><ul><li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;">[[File:thndr04.png|thumb|500px|none|]]</li></div></ul>
 
=== Mobile Client ===
----This part of the guide will cover the steps to setup your mobile/smartphone e-mail app to work with monocles mail.
==== Monocles Mail App (Android) ====
Use secure, light-weight and simple '''[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.monocles.mail Monocles Mail]''' app for your Android device. You can get it from F-Droid repository.
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail01.jpg|thumb|250px|none|1. After installation the app will ask some permissions and you can allow/disallow any permission. An error will appear but just tap ok to continue the setup.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail03.jpg|thumb|250px|none|2. Fill in the credentials necessary and then tap '''Next'''.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail04.jpg|thumb|250px|none|3. Tap '''IMAP'''.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail05.jpg|thumb|250px|none|4. Server settings fields will appear and just tap '''Next'''.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail06.jpg|thumb|250px|none|5. Tap '''Next''' and wait until the process is completed.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:mail07.jpg|thumb|250px|none|6. You can set how often the app will check for e-mail, and then tap '''Next''' to finalise the setup.]]
</li>
</div></ul>
 
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==== Fair E-mail (Android) ====
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:fairmail01.jpg|thumb|250px|none|1. Open the app and tap '''Wizard''' then tap '''Other provider'''.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:fairmail02.jpg|thumb|250px|none|2. Fill in the credentials necessary and then tap '''Check'''. Wait until the checking process completed.]]
</li>
<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; margin: 10px">
[[File:fairmail03.jpg|thumb|250px|none|3. When the mail server details appeared tap '''Save''' to finalise the setup process.]]
</li>
</div></ul> -->
 
== Adding extra layer of security ==
You can activate 2-factor authentication for your monocles e-mail account by logging in through the webclient (via browser). After logging in, choose '''Settings''' on the left navigation bar, then choose '''2-Factor Authentication'''. Click '''Activate''' then click '''Save'''.
After that, open your preferred authenticator app on your smartphone and you can add your monocles e-mail account using the '''QR code''' or the '''Secret''' code provided.
<center>[[File:mail2fa.jpg|thumb|800px|none|]]</center>

Latest revision as of 11:40, 12 February 2022

Monocles e-mail can be accessed using any modern browser on any platform. By registering you will get up to 50 MB attachment per e-mail and you will have 1 GB of end-to-end encrypted e-mail storage. Setting up application for your monocles e-mail after registration is quite straight-forward. Usually, the process is automatic however some applications need to be setup properly for the e-mail to work.

This is the general setup for the e-mail application client.
IMAP SMTP
Mail Server imap.monocles.de smtp.monocles.de
Port 993 465
Encryption SSL/TLS SSL/TLS
Method/Authentication normal password (PLAIN) normal password (PLAIN)
User Name username@monocles.de username@monocles.de

Setting up your e-mail client application

PC Client (Windows/Linux/MacOS)


This guide will show you how to set up your e-mail client application to work with monocles mail. In this guide we will be using Thunderbird for Windows as an example. The process for any e-mail client application should be similar.

  1. Click the "Hamburger" menu on the right corner to display the Thunderbird menu, then choose +New - Existing Mail Account.
    • Thndr01.png
    • Thndr02.png
  2. Fill the details of your e-mail and then click on Configure manually.
    • Thndr03.png
  3. Enter the configuration as shown on top of this page and press Done. !Important! Don't press Re-test as it will return error.
    • Thndr04.png

Mobile Client


This part of the guide will cover the steps to setup your mobile/smartphone e-mail app to work with monocles mail.

Monocles Mail App (Android)

Use secure, light-weight and simple Monocles Mail app for your Android device. You can get it from F-Droid repository.

  • 1. After installation the app will ask some permissions and you can allow/disallow any permission. An error will appear but just tap ok to continue the setup.
  • 2. Fill in the credentials necessary and then tap Next.
  • 3. Tap IMAP.
  • 4. Server settings fields will appear and just tap Next.
  • 5. Tap Next and wait until the process is completed.
  • 6. You can set how often the app will check for e-mail, and then tap Next to finalise the setup.


Adding extra layer of security

You can activate 2-factor authentication for your monocles e-mail account by logging in through the webclient (via browser). After logging in, choose Settings on the left navigation bar, then choose 2-Factor Authentication. Click Activate then click Save. After that, open your preferred authenticator app on your smartphone and you can add your monocles e-mail account using the QR code or the Secret code provided.

Mail2fa.jpg