I am a remote worker. My e-mail server is in a remote location.

I am currently using Zoho Mail as my principal e-mail client.

I have enabled the Zoho Mail add-in for ZCRM and it is configured properly. I can send e-mail directly from ZCRM and it is associated with the record and also shows up in my ZMail sent items.

I use an an Android phone to access my e-mail server for sending and receiving e-mail when travelling.

DESIRED FUNCTIONALITY:

1 - I want e-mail I send from both my Zoho Mail and ZCRM clients to show up as sent e-mail on the remote e-mail server maintained by my employer.

2 - I want to be able to see e-mail I have sent from ZCRM and ZMail on my Android phone

3 - I want to be able to see e-mail I have sent from my Android phone in my Zmail/ZCRM clients.

4 - I want replies to e-mails I sent through ZCRM to automatically be attached/logged in the appropriate ZCRM records.

Right now the way things operate I cannot see mail that I have sent  from ZMail or ZCRM on my Android phone. If I get hit by a bus then my employer does not have access to my sent e-mails.

In this day and age I see this as extremely important functionality. 

If I understand things correctly the only way I can accomplish this business use case is to buy a copy of MS Outlook, enable IMAP access to my e-mail server and then purchase the Outlook Plug-in (which according to the forums is extremely buggy for Outlook 2010).

I believe that my usage case is not much different from a lot of other remote sales and service professionals. I imagine that many others probably have this need also.

I don't mind having to use a third-party IMAP enabled mail client if that is what it takes. But I sure wish that I could use Thunderbird instead of Outlook and save $130 USD per user by using a free client instead of paying through the nose for the MS client.