GMX - signing up just got tougher

colin1951uk · 4 Apr 2005, 03:44 AM

Greetings folks...anybody here who is not from the countries supported by GMX is going to find it more difficult to sign up with a fake personal name and address.

They now require that the person signing up formaly writes to them confirming their name/address details...if this isn't done within fourteen days of registering the account is cancelled.

Dunno if we have spammers on here

...if we do you'd better look elsewhere

Colin

CPTMiller · 25 Jul 2005, 02:40 AM

So anyone from non Germany manage to sign up and
continue use gmx email account?

rmns2bseen · 25 Jul 2005, 03:32 AM

no offense to GMX or their users, but it seems like an awful lot of trouble just for an email account

I had an account with them quite a while back, but it lapsed (as far as I know). Apparently GMX is best left to those in Europe

Javier · 25 Jul 2005, 03:50 AM

And, if you pass all troubles, only will get a "normal" email account (frankly, threre are other options with better features) where you will receive lots of spam (most of them --3-4 daily messages-- from GMX itself, because you can block GMX addresses and trying to opt out their newsletters have no effect).

In my opinion, forget GMX and try some other provider (maybe, if GMX lost most of their users, re-thinks how stupid is limiting access to a bad, and no really scarce, resource).

**CyberSmurf** · 25 Jul 2005, 05:40 AM

I was going to comment on registering with fake information, but I will keep quiet this time.

Throwing in my 2¢ ...
There are some services which would like you to confirm your account creation with a phone call. I don't know how the phone system works in Germany, but the cost of a stamp may be a lot better than what could turn out to be a costly phone call.

I still have a GMX account from when they had an English version and welcomed international sign-ups. There is no more English, and unless you speak German, it wouldn't be worth the hassle of signing up.

squabsy · 25 Jul 2005, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CyberSmurf
I still have a GMX account from when they had an English version and welcomed international sign-ups. There is no more English, and unless you speak German, it wouldn't be worth the hassle of signing up. [/b]

so do i and my wife and kids the accounts have been extremely reliable and i have been very pleased with them . however i am getting nervous that we will lose them one day as they seen increasingly opposed to non german residents using them

davy51 · 25 Jul 2005, 07:21 AM

there are accounts like lionrampant that offer as much as
gmx without all the signup hassle

I use lionrampant an it actully works better than GMX

Trip · 25 Jul 2005, 09:20 AM

...That's a shame to hear.

I had an account with gmx.net as my primary email for several years and not one single problem. (can Search for my comments on them a while back) Hands down the best free service ever, before they implemented their user base restrictions.

Trip

CPTMiller · 25 Jul 2005, 10:15 PM

I guess will look for alternative non german
email services.
Thanks everyone.

CPTMiller · 25 Jul 2005, 10:16 PM

Thanks for the info.

Quote:

Originally posted by davy51
there are accounts like lionrampant that offer as much as
gmx without all the signup hassle

I use lionrampant an it actully works better than GMX

anonymous · 30 Jul 2005, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by davy51
there are accounts like lionrampant that offer as much as
gmx without all the signup hassle

I use lionrampant an it actully works better than GMX

I tried to sign up at lionrampant weeks ago, but with no success.... they denied me because I'm not resident in the UK.

Because of that I signed up at GMX... and I get only once a week a GMX-message, not 3-4 times a day...

Anyway, does anyone know if lionrampant has still this restriction?

cheers

davy51 · 31 Jul 2005, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by anonymous
I tried to sign up at lionrampant weeks ago, but with no success.... they denied me because I'm not resident in the UK.

Because of that I signed up at GMX... and I get only once a week a GMX-message, not 3-4 times a day...

Anyway, does anyone know if lionrampant has still this restriction?

cheers

Lionrampant is now open for signups

http://mail.lionrampant.co.uk/script...rl&utoken=dave!40lionrampant.co.uk!40mail.lionrampant.co.uk!3A110_!7E2-c74e73bb29362b250ae700_0&url=http://www.lionrampant.co.uk/virusfeed.aspx

idealist · 4 Dec 2005, 07:11 AM

Hi folks This site is great! I learned a lot about my gmx account that I didn't know before, like the fact that they're no longer deleting old messages, and they do forwarding!

Could someone help me with the forwarding part? Is the "forward to" address "Rechnungsadresse" ? Bablefish translates it as "Calculating address." But even if that is it, I can't figure out how to input an outside address.

Could someone please direct me to where and how I may forward my GMX mail account to a non-gmx email address?

I've been struggling with bablefish and haven't been able to figure it out! I figured I'd try here before posting a new message.

Thank you!

cheviot · 4 Dec 2005, 07:50 AM

Self-creation process disabled for LR; uses same interface as ICmail.

davy51 · 4 Dec 2005, 09:17 AM

To control spammers admin does personally handle signups

4 Apr 2005, 03:44 AM	#1
colin1951uk Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Eastleigh, UK Posts: 32	GMX - signing up just got tougher Greetings folks...anybody here who is not from the countries supported by GMX is going to find it more difficult to sign up with a fake personal name and address. They now require that the person signing up formaly writes to them confirming their name/address details...if this isn't done within fourteen days of registering the account is cancelled. Dunno if we have spammers on here ...if we do you'd better look elsewhere Colin

4 Dec 2005, 07:11 AM	#13
idealist Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2005 Location: US Posts: 367	Please help with GMX forwarding! Hi folks This site is great! I learned a lot about my gmx account that I didn't know before, like the fact that they're no longer deleting old messages, and they do forwarding! Could someone help me with the forwarding part? Is the "forward to" address "Rechnungsadresse" ? Bablefish translates it as "Calculating address." But even if that is it, I can't figure out how to input an outside address. Could someone please direct me to where and how I may forward my GMX mail account to a non-gmx email address? I've been struggling with bablefish and haven't been able to figure it out! I figured I'd try here before posting a new message. Thank you!

25 Jul 2005, 02:40 AM	#2
CPTMiller Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5	So anyone from non Germany manage to sign up and continue use gmx email account?

25 Jul 2005, 03:32 AM	#3
rmns2bseen Master of the @ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,426	no offense to GMX or their users, but it seems like an awful lot of trouble just for an email account I had an account with them quite a while back, but it lapsed (as far as I know). Apparently GMX is best left to those in Europe

25 Jul 2005, 03:50 AM	#4
Javier Master of the @ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 1,344	And, if you pass all troubles, only will get a "normal" email account (frankly, threre are other options with better features) where you will receive lots of spam (most of them --3-4 daily messages-- from GMX itself, because you can block GMX addresses and trying to opt out their newsletters have no effect). In my opinion, forget GMX and try some other provider (maybe, if GMX lost most of their users, re-thinks how stupid is limiting access to a bad, and no really scarce, resource).

25 Jul 2005, 05:40 AM	#5
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,011	I was going to comment on registering with fake information, but I will keep quiet this time. Throwing in my 2¢ ... There are some services which would like you to confirm your account creation with a phone call. I don't know how the phone system works in Germany, but the cost of a stamp may be a lot better than what could turn out to be a costly phone call. I still have a GMX account from when they had an English version and welcomed international sign-ups. There is no more English, and unless you speak German, it wouldn't be worth the hassle of signing up.

25 Jul 2005, 07:21 AM	#7
davy51 Master of the @ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,077	there are accounts like lionrampant that offer as much as gmx without all the signup hassle I use lionrampant an it actully works better than GMX

25 Jul 2005, 09:20 AM	#8
Trip Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 1,347 Representative of: Runbox.com	...That's a shame to hear. I had an account with gmx.net as my primary email for several years and not one single problem. (can Search for my comments on them a while back) Hands down the best free service ever, before they implemented their user base restrictions. Trip

25 Jul 2005, 10:15 PM	#9
CPTMiller Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5	I guess will look for alternative non german email services. Thanks everyone.

4 Dec 2005, 07:50 AM	#14
cheviot Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 208	Self-creation process disabled for LR; uses same interface as ICmail.

4 Dec 2005, 09:17 AM	#15
davy51 Master of the @ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,077	To control spammers admin does personally handle signups