Set up a desktop mail client
Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and other direct email apps
These apps connect straight to Tranet Mail. Add your account with your full email address and password — most will configure themselves automatically using Tranet Mail’s discovery service.
Thunderbird (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Free and open source, from MZLA Technologies, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation. The most privacy-respecting choice, and its behaviour can be independently verified.
- Download and install from thunderbird.net.
- Open Thunderbird → Account Settings → Add Mail Account.
- Enter your name, full email address, and password → Continue.
- Thunderbird detects the settings automatically. Confirm IMAP, then Done.
Apple Mail (Mac)
- Mail → Settings → Accounts → +, or System Settings → Internet Accounts.
- Choose Other Mail Account.
- Enter your name, full email address, and password.
- If it can’t set up automatically, enter the manual settings below. Username is your full email address.
Other clients (eM Client, Mailspring, classic Outlook, etc.)
Any IMAP-capable client works. Add an account, choose IMAP, and use the manual settings below. For Microsoft Outlook specifically, see the Outlook setup page — it has important privacy notes.
Privacy note
The mail apps on this page connect directly to Tranet Mail — your username, password, and messages travel only between your device and our server. As far as we are aware, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, the Gmail app (when adding an IMAP account), and standard built-in mail apps do not route your Tranet Mail credentials or messages through a third-party cloud the way Microsoft’s Outlook apps do.
We can’t audit every app or every version, so if privacy is critical, prefer an open-source client such as Thunderbird, whose behaviour can be independently verified.
Manual settings
Use these if an app does not configure itself. They work in any mail program.
| Incoming (IMAP) | mx1.tranet.net port 993 SSL/TLS |
|---|---|
| Outgoing (SMTP) | mx1.tranet.net port 465 SSL/TLS |
| Username | your full email address |
| Password | your mailbox password |
If your app only offers STARTTLS: incoming port 143, outgoing port 587.
Disclaimer. Tranet Mail connects your email directly and privately between you and our servers. No email system, including Tranet Mail, is immune to compromise, and we do not guarantee against all risk; keeping your account secure is a shared responsibility. Choosing a mail client that routes your messages or credentials through Microsoft or any other third party is your decision and outside Tranet’s control. Tranet Inc. accepts no liability — implied, explicit, or otherwise — for exposure, loss, or damages arising from that choice. By making that choice, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Tranet Inc., including for the cost of defending any resulting claim. If your organization carries cyber liability insurance, confirm with your insurer before using such a client.
Monitoring notice. Tranet may, as a courtesy and on a best-effort basis, detect and report when your account is accessed persistently from a third-party or cloud provider rather than your own device. This monitoring is provided without warranty; it may be incomplete, inaccurate, or delayed, it identifies infrastructure and not intent, and it creates no obligation on Tranet to detect, prevent, or notify you of any particular access. You remain responsible for your own account security.