GMX Mail

Coordinates: 48°11′17″N 11°35′12″E / 48.1881°N 11.5868°E / 48.1881; 11.5868
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GMX Mail
Type of businessSubsidiary of United Internet
Type of site
Webmail, POP3, IMAP4
Available in4 languages
HeadquartersBrauerstraße 48, Karlsruhe
OwnerGMX Internet Services, Inc.
URLgmx.net: German
gmx.com: English
gmx.es: Spanish
gmx.fr: French
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Users11 million active users
Launched1997
Current statusOnline
Content license
Proprietary

GMX Mail is a free advertising-supported email service provided by GMX (Global Mail eXchange, in Germany: Global Message eXchange). Users may access received GMX Mail via webmail, or using POP3 or IMAP4 protocols. Mail is sent using SMTP. Founded in 1997, GMX is a subsidiary of Ionos AG, a stock-listed company in Germany,[1] and a sister company to Ionos and Fasthosts Internet.[1] In addition to an email address, each GMX account includes a Mail Collector, Address Book, Organizer, and File Storage. Every user can register up to 10 individual GMX email addresses. Popup ads are displayed to all users, including premium, at GMX login;[2] as of 2021 GMX was the only large email provider using popup ads.[3]

Security[edit]

GMX Mail provides GMX.net and GMX.com users two-factor authentication (2FA) as a security measure.

Features[edit]

Features included in the free versions of the GMX Mail account differ between GMX.net[4] and GMX.com:

Comparison of GMX.net and GMX.{com,es,fr}
GMX.net GMX.{com,es,fr} Notes
Language of interface German English, French, Spanish
Sign-up restrictions No Yes GMX.com: Users with a German, Austrian or Swiss IP address are redirected to GMX.net
Maximum mail folder levels 3 2 Applicable to webmail and IMAP
Media Center file storage (GB) 1 2[5]
Email storage (GB) 1 65[5] GMX.net: 1.5 GB if GMX MailCheck installed
Attachment limit (MB) 50
Account deleted after inactivity 1 year data(email and files): 6 months
2-Factor Authentication Yes [6]
SMTP support Yes [7]
POP3 support Yes [8]
IMAP4 support Yes [9]
CalDAV support Yes [10]
CardDAV support Yes [11]
WebDAV support Yes [12]

GMX.com[edit]

Additional functionalities:

  • File sharing capabilities[5]
  • Virus and spam protection[13]
  • Drag and Drop capability for files and emails[14]
  • Fetching external POP3 accounts

Email accounts can be registered with a choice of .com, .co.uk and .us, amongst many others. It allows the addition of up to 10 add-on addresses at different GMX domains. Its "mail collector" allows for the collection of email from most free email providers including Yahoo, Live, Hotmail and GMail as well as send mail from these addresses, allowing the management of multiple accounts from one single location. There is an active community, where users can suggest features.

GMX developed slightly different clients for users in German-speaking countries and elsewhere. Both are free for email service, and direct users to the appropriate gmx.net or gmx.com through geolocation technology. The GMX Mail service is based on Qooxdoo, an open source ajax web application framework.

Growth[edit]

Following the closure of Lycos Europe and its decision to close Caramail, a popular French webmail service, in February 2009 GMX bought the Caramail domain name and transferred older Caramail users to its new service.[15] In 2010, GMX acquired American internet domain Mail.com and its email customers.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b GMX: About, retrieved 12 May 2011
  2. ^ GMX login: GMX login, retrieved 08 August 2023
  3. ^ Stern, Joanna: GMX Global Mail Exchange (Beta) Review in Laptop Magazine, June 13, 2008
  4. ^ "GMX Mail-Produkte". Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Plenty of mail storage space | GMX". www.gmx.com.
  6. ^ "Two-factor authentication - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  7. ^ "What are POP, IMAP and SMTP? - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  8. ^ "POP3 Server Data - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  9. ^ "IMAP Server Data - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  10. ^ "Supported Desktop Applications - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  11. ^ "Supported Applications - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  12. ^ "Cloud as a Network Volume - GMX Support". support.gmx.com.
  13. ^ "What is malware? Stay protected with GMX antivirus | GMX". www.gmx.com.
  14. ^ "Unique email address @GMX.com: Free & feature-packed | GMX". www.gmx.com.
  15. ^ "Press contact | GMX". www.gmx.com.
  16. ^ The Hosting News: GMX Acquires Mail.com, 22 September 2010

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