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TaviCalderon · 01-05-2024, 02:58 PM

Not sure if this is the right section, but: How are you guys not getting blocked by GMX every day???

I have a new kindle scribe, I use epub format for everything because its the most editable and works/looks good on my kindle, and I use the sharing books by email function to get everything to my @kindle.com email address. I've been using GMX to do this for about a week now to get my entire library onto the kindle because all the guide posts I can find indicate this is the easiest way to do this. I cannot use a USB cord to get books onto my kindle, because I would have to convert literally everything in my 1500+ book library to azw3 format. Amazon apparently only allows azw3 format for usb transfers, and epub format for the send-to-kindle transfer method. I cannot find a post anywhere where someone also indicates they are being blocked incessantly by GMX--every post I find on here is about getting the GMX email sharing thing to work in the first place, like needing to check the iPOP button thingy in GMX settings or add the GMX email to your Amazon account as an authorized sender.

First time I made a GMX account a little over a week ago, they blocked me the second I made the account. Took two days to get them to unblock it for me, no explanation provided.
After three days of transferring in blocks of 20 or 50 or 90 books by fandom, they blocked me again. Took two more days to get myself unblocked, and when I did they told me to not send bulk emails to people I don't know because if enough of them mark my email as spam then I'll be blocked again. (I've never used this account for anything other than emailing books to myself.)
Start transferring again, and yes I have it set to 301 seconds between emails so as not to doxx myself or cause any issues with gmx or whatever, and boom I'm blocked again the very next day (today).
Tried to make a brand new gmx account to not waste time getting myself unblocked again--AND THEY BLOCKED THE NEWLY MADE ACCOUNT just like they did the first time I made one!

Am I doing something wrong? Do I have a library that is actually exponentially larger than anyone else on the planet who uses calibre? Should I have this thing set to 10 minutes instead of 5 minutes (301 seconds)? I don't understand how I can be emailing myself, using calibre, to my own kindle, with a nice long interval in between emails so as not to screw anyone, and am somehow still getting myself blocked.

I also can't figure out how to make the email sending thing work with gmail or aol or something instead of GMX, so I'm effectively out of options and stuck with half a library on my kindle until I can figure this out.

01-05-2024, 02:58 PM	#1
TaviCalderon Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2023 Device: Kindle Scribe	Sharing books by email: GMX Blocking Not sure if this is the right section, but: How are you guys not getting blocked by GMX every day??? I have a new kindle scribe, I use epub format for everything because its the most editable and works/looks good on my kindle, and I use the sharing books by email function to get everything to my @kindle.com email address. I've been using GMX to do this for about a week now to get my entire library onto the kindle because all the guide posts I can find indicate this is the easiest way to do this. I cannot use a USB cord to get books onto my kindle, because I would have to convert literally everything in my 1500+ book library to azw3 format. Amazon apparently only allows azw3 format for usb transfers, and epub format for the send-to-kindle transfer method. I cannot find a post anywhere where someone also indicates they are being blocked incessantly by GMX--every post I find on here is about getting the GMX email sharing thing to work in the first place, like needing to check the iPOP button thingy in GMX settings or add the GMX email to your Amazon account as an authorized sender. First time I made a GMX account a little over a week ago, they blocked me the second I made the account. Took two days to get them to unblock it for me, no explanation provided. After three days of transferring in blocks of 20 or 50 or 90 books by fandom, they blocked me again. Took two more days to get myself unblocked, and when I did they told me to not send bulk emails to people I don't know because if enough of them mark my email as spam then I'll be blocked again. (I've never used this account for anything other than emailing books to myself.) Start transferring again, and yes I have it set to 301 seconds between emails so as not to doxx myself or cause any issues with gmx or whatever, and boom I'm blocked again the very next day (today). Tried to make a brand new gmx account to not waste time getting myself unblocked again--AND THEY BLOCKED THE NEWLY MADE ACCOUNT just like they did the first time I made one! Am I doing something wrong? Do I have a library that is actually exponentially larger than anyone else on the planet who uses calibre? Should I have this thing set to 10 minutes instead of 5 minutes (301 seconds)? I don't understand how I can be emailing myself, using calibre, to my own kindle, with a nice long interval in between emails so as not to screw anyone, and am somehow still getting myself blocked. I also can't figure out how to make the email sending thing work with gmail or aol or something instead of GMX, so I'm effectively out of options and stuck with half a library on my kindle until I can figure this out.