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Brinkster Hosted email:
Brinkster Hosted email accounts run in a Zimbra email environment, operated from a cloud based infrastructure, offer advanced spam filtering by Cloudmark, and have All-In-One Attack protection by Radware.

Zimbra provides a license free product for email account operations, Zimbra Desktop. This is purpose built to operate with the Zimbra email environment and has the ability to manage multiple other email services. Due to the technology relationship between the Zimbra Desktop and Brinkster's Hosted Zimbra email, operation of your email is easier than ever. The Zimbra desktop operates a direct connection between you and the mail server giving you added benefits such as bypassing blocks on port 25 from your ISP, synchronizing your contacts list to your desktop, direct email account configuration and preference management. If you're away from the desk, Zimbra webmail has the ability to offer you an almost identical look and feel as the Zimbra Desktop. https://webmail.brinkster.com

Using the Zimbra Desktop:

1) Browse to the Zimbra Desktop download page and choose the version which matches your operating system.
    
        

2) Install the downloaded file, click run when prompted OR execute the downloaded file.

        

3) After the installation is complete, to connect to your mail account, choose "Add New Account"

        

4) Choose the "Zimbra" account type, *Note: the Zimbra desktop is not limited for use with only Brinkster mail accounts. It has the ability to connect to other email products and can be used as an all in one email client for maintaining your many email accounts.

        

5) Input the appropriate information for your mail account.
    Account Name: youremail@domain.com
    Email Address: youremail@domain.com
    Password: (YourEmailPassword)
    Incoming Server: mymail.brinkster.com

        

6) Once you have configured your email account, you can launch the Zimbra Desktop, you can also add, edit, and delete mail accounts from this page as needed.

        

7) Special Note** Zimbra is able to operate in Online mode and Offline Mode.  While in offline mode you are able to read any mail that has already synchronized and you will be able to compose email messages to send. However, you will need to operate in Online mode if you want to view new email or send email. If you are having trouble sending or receiving email and are operating in "Offline" mode, press this icon to go online.