GMX Mail
 |
This article relies on references to primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject, rather than references from independent authors and third-party publications. Please add citations from reliable sources. (June 2011) |
 |
|
 |
|
| Original author(s) | GMX Internet Services, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Subsidiary of United Internet |
| Initial release | 1997 |
| Development status | Active |
| Available in | German |
| Type | POP3, IMAP, E-mail, webmail |
| Website | www.gmx.com |
GMX Mail is a German-based free webmail service provided by GMX (Global Mail eXchange, in Germany: Global Message eXchange). Founded in 1997, GMX is a subsidiary of United Internet AG, a stock-listed company in Germany,[1] and a sister company to 1&1 Internet and Fasthosts Internet.[1] In addition to an e-mail address, each GMX account includes a Mail Collector, Address Book, Organizer, and File Storage. One user can register up to 10 individual GMX e-mail addresses.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Features
According to the information given by the company, every GMX Mail account includes the following features:
- Unlimited online e-mail storage[3]
- 2 GB of additional File Storage[3]
- File sharing capabilities[3]
- Virus and spam protection[4]
- “Drag and Drop” capability for files and e-mails[5]
Other features include a push mail service to feed other third-party addresses (e.g. Gmail) into the GMX inbox, an address Book and online organiser.[5]
The service supports POP3, SMTP and IMAP protocols as well as mobile device integration and seems to be aiming for the social networking market by offering the ability to directly login to Facebook using registered GMX login and password.
E-mail accounts can be registered with a choice of .com, .co.uk and .us, amongst many others.
One of the more unique elements of their service is that its ad-free interface looks like a professional corporate panel. It also 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. Another feature is its active community participation, where users can suggest features.
GMX developed slightly different clients for their users in Germany and for those internationally. Both remain free for e-mail service, and will direct users to the appropriate login website through geolocation technology, to gmx.net or gmx.com respectively. The GMX Mail service is based on Qooxdoo, an open source ajax web application framework.[1]
About GMX user lab: Within GMX Brainstorm users can submit new ideas and let other users vote and comment on them. Best rated ideas are put on the product roadmap and developed by the GMX team. The GMX Forum allows you to post questions about the product, suggestion for improvements and feedback on released features. Support questions are answered by GMX and other users and feedback on features is incorporated into the next product releases.You can activate experimental features for your GMX account, give feedback and influence future development before the feature is fully released in GMX.
[edit] Growth
Due to the closure of Lycos Europe and their decision to close Caramail, a popular French webmail service, GMX has bought in February 2009 the Caramail domain name and has transferred older Caramail users to their new service.[6] Also in 2010, GMX acquired American internet domain Mail.com and the e-mail customers of the active brand.[7]
The company's US data center is located in Lenexa, Kansas. The carbon emissions of the facility are offset via Renewable Energy Certificates.[8] Due to its solid desktop email program roots, GMX Mail gives you folders and filters for sorting mail. You cannot, alas, apply free-form labels or use search folders for even more flexible organizing. GMX Mail does include a handy and fast search feature, of course, including a few search operators. Shortcuts to finding related messages — in the same thread, for example, or mail exchanged with a sender — is not yet provided.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b GMX: About, retrieved 12 May 2011
- ^ Stern, Joanna: GMX Global Mail Exchange (Beta) Review in Laptop Magazine, June 13, 2008
- ^ a b c GMX: File Size, Storage & Sharing
- ^ GMX: Security Features
- ^ a b GMX: Drag & Drop Capability
- ^ GMX Press release 17 February 2009
- ^ The Hosting News: GMX Acquires Mail.com, 22 September 2010
- ^ GMX, retrieved 12 May 2011
