Review: GMX Webmail

GMX is different to most webmail offerings in that the interface looks like a traditional email client.

Thanks to its range of Pim (personal information manager) features, GMX is more than just an email service.

Along with an address book and calendar, you also get 1GB of storage for your files; shared access to this can be set up if required.

The email page opens in a new window, whether in Firefox or Internet Explorer 7 (Opera is not fully supported yet), which furthers the illusion that it’s working as a separate program rather than just existing in a tab.

This is an idea similar to that of Mozilla Prism, and it’s one that works very well since it’s easy to lose tabs in a browser when more than a couple are opened.

Email organisation is based on the traditional method of folders. Tagging is preferable, not just because it makes it much easier to identify emails, but also because it allows for much better handling of emails that fall into more than one category or project.

The address book can import details from Outlook, Outlook Express and Thunderbird; individuals can also be added with a Vcard file. It’s also good to see there are export options for Outlook and Outlook Express

The organiser is impressive and can send invitations to Outlook users; these are sent as ICS files, so they can be opened in plenty of other applications, including Windows Calendar in Vista. Creating appointments is as simple as dragging a selection for the time to be booked.

GMX is a good webmail service and is especially suited to those used to the traditional layout of email clients who don’t want to change. The use of folders rather than tagging is a disappointment, but the rest of the features make up for this.

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