How to Access GMX Mail in Gmail

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by Heinz Tschabitscher
An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated February 11, 2019

If you're using both Gmail and GMX Mail email addresses, you may find checking email in both places inconvenient. Fortunately, you can set up Gmail to retrieve your GMX email messages (and even send from your gmx.com address) from within Gmail. In this way, you can use both services from just one interface. Gmail can even apply a label automatically to all your GMX Mail messages so they're all in one place within Gmail, leaving your Inbox uncluttered.

Access GMX Mail in Gmail

To set up POP access to a GMX Mail account in Gmail:

  1. Log into your Gmail account.

  2. Select the settings gear in the top right corner.

  3. Follow the Settings link.

  4. Go to the Accounts and import tab.

  5. Click Add a POP3 mail account you own under Check mail from other accounts (using POP3).

    Depending on your version of Gmail, this could also appear as Add a mail account you own under Get mail from other accounts.

  6. Enter your GMX Mail address ("example@gmx.com," for instance) under Email address.

  7. Select Next step.

  8. Type your full GMX Mail address (e.g. "example@gmx.com") again under Username.

  9. Enter your GMX Mail password under Password.

  10. Type

    pop.gmx.com

    under POP server.

  11. Optionally:

    • Check Leave a copy of retrieved message on the server, unless you want all your GMX Mail messages only in Gmail.
    • Make Gmail apply a label automatically to all your GMX Mail messages by checking Label incoming messages.
    • Prevent GMX Mail messages from appearing in your Gmail Inbox and check Archive incoming messages (Skip the inbox). You can always find the retrieved emails under the auto-assigned label or All mail.

  12. Select Add Account.

  13. Make sure Yes, I want to be able to send mail as is selected.

  14. Select Next step.

  15. Select Next step again.

  16. Select Send verification.

  17. Switch to the main Gmail window and go to the Inbox.

  18. Open the Gmail confirmation—Send mail as email as soon as it arrives (this may take a couple of minutes).

  19. Highlight and copy the confirmation code.

  20. Paste the code into the Enter and verify the confirmation code form.

  21. Select Verify.