Have you ever wanted to get your webmail on your desktop?
Today we will look at the Zimbra desktop email client and see how well it works.
I am running the Beta Version .91 (build 1344) on Vista Ultimate (64-bit).
Did I mention there is a version for Linux and Mac as well?
After installing Zimbra you are greeted with an easy to follow Wizard to help get everything set up.
Note that you will need to set upGmail to allow IMAPaccess.
For this post we will take a look at adding a Yahoo email account.
Setup is quite simple, just pop in a name for the account, email address, and password.
Another cool feature to point out is synching your Yahoo address book.
For larger mailboxes it takes longer to sync everything up.
I also noticed that I had to sync each folder individually.
The user interface looks a lot like the Yahoo Mail web interface.
Here is an example of Maps.
A lot of different options for choosing the way you would like Zimbra to look and act.
Similar to other clients there are pop up reminders for scheduled affairs.
Conclusion:From what I have played with so far this is a pretty cool email client.
I did not experience anything painfully slow in this beta version.
The best part for me is being able to easily check my Yahoo mail along with other accounts.
Download Yahoo Zimbra Beta Mail Client For Windows, Mac, Linux
