Freenet.CH

Email Czar · 29 Oct 2011, 03:58 PM

Hey guys first post on these forums, but I have lurked previously reading about the various free webmail providers. I was originally using Gmail, which was great but I was looking for something less integrated yet still robust and above all clean and simple. I recently found Freenet.CH (Switzerland; not sure if it is affiliated with Freenet.DE) and it is fantastic. The UI is modern, polished and above all intuitive. I have not given a whole lot of time to test it yet, but so far messages are received very quickly and there are a fair amount of options. Although the main website is in German, once you create your account ( I used google translate ) you can choose from a list of like 40+ languages. You can differentiate between GB and US English as well as various dialects of Chinese. I read the FAQ and it mentioned that it had robust spam protection but again I have not thoroughly tested it. If you are bored and willing to try a new service, I would recommend Freenet.ch. I believe that the company behind Freenet.CH is a domain provider/hoster but I am not completely certain as I am not literate in German.

Edit: Footer on the bottom of the page says : "Das ist ein Service der Bosshard Multimedia GmbH"

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Berenburger · 29 Oct 2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Email Czar

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Another Roundcube service.

haryo · 31 Oct 2011, 03:42 PM

Poking around the site yesterday I seem to recall seeing that one can use an email client to access mail, but I haven't found any smtp or pop settings....

jdtaylor · 6 Nov 2011, 02:09 AM

I have a feeling it may even be mail.freenet.ch for both, worth trying giving that a go as well as pop3. before the domain to as that should pick it up either way.

Ennis · 7 Nov 2011, 10:00 PM

How do you create an account? Their FAQ says to click Login and answer the questions. That doesn't work.

janusz · 7 Nov 2011, 10:31 PM

http://www.freenet.ch/anmeldung.html

Greensky · 7 Nov 2011, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jdtaylor

I have a feeling it may even be mail.freenet.ch for both, worth trying giving that a go as well as pop3. before the domain to as that should pick it up either way.

The FAQ says indeed that mail.freenet.ch is the client for both incoming and outgoing servers. For German speakers (from http://www.freenet.ch/faq.html):

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- Kann ich meine Emails mit einem Mailprogramm wie z.B. Outlook verwenden?
- Ja. Verwenden Sie als Ein-/Ausgangsserver mail.freenet.ch.

29 Oct 2011, 03:58 PM	#1
Email Czar Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1	Freenet.CH Hey guys first post on these forums, but I have lurked previously reading about the various free webmail providers. I was originally using Gmail, which was great but I was looking for something less integrated yet still robust and above all clean and simple. I recently found Freenet.CH (Switzerland; not sure if it is affiliated with Freenet.DE) and it is fantastic. The UI is modern, polished and above all intuitive. I have not given a whole lot of time to test it yet, but so far messages are received very quickly and there are a fair amount of options. Although the main website is in German, once you create your account ( I used google translate ) you can choose from a list of like 40+ languages. You can differentiate between GB and US English as well as various dialects of Chinese. I read the FAQ and it mentioned that it had robust spam protection but again I have not thoroughly tested it. If you are bored and willing to try a new service, I would recommend Freenet.ch. I believe that the company behind Freenet.CH is a domain provider/hoster but I am not completely certain as I am not literate in German. Edit: Footer on the bottom of the page says : "Das ist ein Service der Bosshard Multimedia GmbH" Pic-Related: http://i43.tinypic.com/14v6zc1.png Last edited by Email Czar : 29 Oct 2011 at 04:06 PM.

31 Oct 2011, 03:42 PM	#3
haryo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 106	Poking around the site yesterday I seem to recall seeing that one can use an email client to access mail, but I haven't found any smtp or pop settings....

6 Nov 2011, 02:09 AM	#4
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,712	I have a feeling it may even be mail.freenet.ch for both, worth trying giving that a go as well as pop3. before the domain to as that should pick it up either way.

7 Nov 2011, 10:00 PM	#5
Ennis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 984	How do you create an account? Their FAQ says to click Login and answer the questions. That doesn't work.

7 Nov 2011, 10:31 PM	#6
janusz Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 5,000	http://www.freenet.ch/anmeldung.html