GMX Mail

GMX Mail is a complimentary email service offered by GMX (Global Mail eXchange) which relies on advertising for its revenue. In 2009, GMX acquired the domain name of Caramail, a widely-used French webmail service that was closed down by Lycos Europe. As a result, older Caramail users were migrated to GMX's new email system. Furthermore, in 2010, GMX procured Mail.com, an American domain name, along with its customer base. Now, it offers two versions of its service, one for German users and another for English, French, and Spanish users, therefore, email accounts can be registered with a choice of .com, .co.uk and .us, amongst many others. The version chosen determines the features available within the free version of GMX Mail, which includes virus and spam protection, file-sharing capabilities with attachments up to 50MB, and support for SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4.

Although GMX Mail provides limitless storage space, it heavily relies on pop-up ads and does not offer two-factor authentication in its international version. Additionally, its free service does not support POP and IMAP. However, GMX is GDPR-compliant since it is based in Germany, providing users with European privacy protection. It is recommended to consider GMX when designing emails but be aware that it is not as popular as other email providers.

Developer/Owner: GMX Internet Services, Inc.
Launch date: 1997
Website: gmx.com

Users: ~11 million users as of 2021