GMX Mail
Encyclopedia
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
, and a sister company to 1&1 Internet
and Fasthosts
Internet. 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.
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.
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.
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
.http://qooxdoo.org/community/real_life_examples#gmx_webmaillarge-scale_qooxdoo_app
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. Also in 2010, GMX acquired American internet domain Mail.com
and the e-mail customers of the active brand.
The company's US data center
is located in Lenexa, Kansas
. The carbon emissions of the facility are offset
via Renewable Energy Certificates.
United Internet
United Internet AG is a German Internet services company. With 2.91 million DSL customer contracts, it is a leading ISP in Germany. It is headquartered in Montabaur, Rhineland-Palatinate...
AG, a stock-listed company in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and a sister company to 1&1 Internet
1&1 Internet
1&1 Internet, founded in 1988, is a web hosting company owned by United Internet, a German Internet company. Its CEO is Oliver Mauss. The company is one of the world's largest web hosting companies.-Domain name services:...
and Fasthosts
Fasthosts
Fasthosts Internet Ltd is a provider of Internet access and hosting services based in Gloucester, England. The company also operates the domain name registration service UKreg and cloud infrastructure service Rise, and has operations in the United States....
Internet. 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.
Features
According to the information given by the company, every GMX Mail account includes the following features:- Unlimited online e-mail storage
- 2 GB of additional File Storage
- File sharing capabilities
- Virus and spam protection
- “Drag and Drop” capability for files and e-mails
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.
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.
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
Qooxdoo
qooxdoo is an open source Ajax web application framework. It is an LGPL- and/or EPL-licensed multipurpose framework that includes support for professional JavaScript development, a graphical user interface toolkit and high-level client-server communication.- Framework :qooxdoo is entirely...
, an open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
ajax web application framework
Web application framework
A web application framework is a software framework that is designed to support the development of dynamic websites, web applications and web services. The framework aims to alleviate the overhead associated with common activities performed in Web development...
.http://qooxdoo.org/community/real_life_examples#gmx_webmaillarge-scale_qooxdoo_app
Growth
Due to the closure of Lycos EuropeLycos Europe
Lycos Europe was a pan-European network of websites, offering services including communication tools, online communities, web search, e-commerce, web hosting, homepage building and Internet access. It was an independent corporation, sharing no corporate structure with Lycos, Inc...
and their decision to close Caramail, a popular French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
webmail service, GMX has bought in February 2009 the Caramail domain name and has transferred older Caramail users to their new service. Also in 2010, GMX acquired American internet domain Mail.com
Mail.com
Mail.com is a web portal and web-based email service provider owned by the German internet company United Internet. It offers news articles and videos and a free webmail application with unlimited storage.-Features:...
and the e-mail customers of the active brand.
The company's US data center
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
is located in Lenexa, Kansas
Lenexa, Kansas
Lenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
. The carbon emissions of the facility are offset
Carbon offset
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere....
via Renewable Energy Certificates.
See also
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- Internet in GermanyInternet in Germany-xDSL Providers:, Deutsche Telekom has more than 10 million DSL customers in Germany, making Germany one of the top DSL countries in the European Union. Deutsche Telekom has a number of resellers, and many ISPs providing the service for it...