About GMX Mail and Outlook

Here's what you need to know about GMX mail and why you might want to set up a GMX Outlook connection.

GMX Mail is a division of United Internet Group, a multi-billion dollar Internet services company. This up to date, flexible global email service (GMX stands for Global Mail eXchange) can connect with Outlook by means of either the POP3 or IMAP protocol.

GMX (which stands for Global Mail eXchange) provides both POP3 and IMAP connections to their mail servers. And unlike many services, using these protocols is free of charge. You don't have to upgrade your GMX mail account to set up an IMAP connection (my recommended approach) between GMX and Outlook.

Should I Use POP3 or IMAP?

The contents of your GMX mail box get synchronized with the GMX folders in Outlook. While this might sound wasteful, it is actually very useful.

Because the GMX and Outlook folders are synchronized, what you see in the GMX web interface will always match what you see in Outlook. Any changes you make through the GMX web interface appear in Outlook after a short delay.

This is the power of using IMAP. You can use your web browser when that makes sense, and Outlook when that makes sense, without worrying about your mail getting messed us. That's why I think this approach is so superior to the POP3 approach, in which messages get moved from your GMX mailbox to Outlook, then deleted from your GMX mailbox.

Are you ready to take advantage of a GMX Outlook IMAP connection? Then let me point you to some precise instructions on how to set up that connection quickly and easily. You can literally start enjoying the benefits of combining GMX email and Outlook minutes from now.

Here are the instructions you need for a GMX mail Outlook connection: Configure Outlook for GMX mail