Hi Kevin,
First of all, thank you for your reply. I kind of thought that might have something to do with it, but I am new to this. My operating system is the new kubuntu 64bit. The only problem I have with your suggestion is that I thought what I downloaded here on zimbra was an email "client" and so didn't think a server on my computer was involved. however, i will try anything.
here is where I am at in the install process:
I'm stuck at step three on this page-->
Zimbra Mail Help
it always says the server cant be found and check internet connnection. I know my internet connection is good because everything else works. Also, in this same "account setup dialogue box" there are links near the bottom. stuff like "Help" and other links that are internet addresses. clicking on those links give me the same results. no internete connection. However, if I copy the link and paste into a browser, they work just fine.
I wonder if any of this makes sense. I wouldn't know.
thank you for your help.
Walt
p.s. that link didn't work so i'm pasting the instructions found on that website for the account setup. I'm stuck on step 3, below.
To set up your account
Before you begin, make sure you are connected to the Internet.
Open Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop and in the right top corner, click Account Setup.
If you already have accounts set up, click Add a New Account.
Select the account to set up. The account setup page displays. Enter the following information.
Account Name. This is the name that displays as the account name in Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop. If you are setting up multiple accounts, be sure to create a name you can easily recognize to identify each account. For example, for your Yahoo! account, you could use Yahoo.
Your full name. Enter your name. This is not required.
Email Address. Enter your email address for this account.
Password. Enter the password that you enter to log into your account.
In Synchronization Settings, select how often Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop should get data from your account. The default is to synchronize every 15 minutes.
If you select manually, you must click Send/Receive on the Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop toolbar to synchronize your account with the Zimbra server.
If you select too short of time, such as 1 minute, your computer’s performance could be impacted.
You can change this setting any time by clicking Account Setup and selecting the account and modifying the setting
Select what folders you want to synchronize from your mailbox:
Email Messages In all folders, or only in your Inbox folder
Calendar to synchronize all calendars (not available for Live Hotmail and AOL)
Contacts to synchronize all contacts and groups (not available for AOL)
Step 3. When you are finished, click Test & Save.
Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop validates your account information. If your account is successfully validated, you see the Service Created dialog. If your account is not successfully validated, you are returned to the Account Setup dialog so you can review and correct the details.
Your account begins to synchronize with Zimbra Desktop.
Click Launch Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop to open Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop. You can work in Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop as your account is being synchronized.
Quote:
Originally Posted by kevindods  You are telling the system that a server name refers to a particular IP address instead of your PC looking for DNS to resolve it.
To do this you add a line at the end of the hosts file on your PC. Use a line similar to the one below but change to suit your server IP and name:
my.zimbra.server 192.168.0.1
If you are on Windows: open with notepad, c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.
(The text file has no extension just a dot hosts.) Edit and then save.
On Linux, it's the same file but found /etc/hosts
Does that help?
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