Why Gmx.com?

1 points by nitishxbt 4d ago ↗ HN

Just curious, why did Satoshi go with using a GMX.com domain? Why would someone go through the trouble of registering bitcoin.org via a privacy proxy like Anonymous Speech, yet use a mainstream free email provider like GMX instead of a dedicated encrypted or self-hosted mail service?

Thanks!

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slater 4d ago ↗

GMX was suuuuper popular in the German-speaking world, as it is/was a German email provider. Not saying Satoshi is German, but maybe wanted a non-US e-mail provider, for obvious reasons?