In case you use an email account with your own domain name and not a third-party one, you will be able to make use of an email software application such as Apple Mail, Thunderbird or Outlook to check and manage your email accounts. The advantage of using such apps is that they also offer other features, such as calendars and address books. There are two email protocols that you can choose from when you set up the application of your liking to access your mailbox – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all email messages that are received will be downloaded on your device – desktop or mobile, unless you decide to leave a copy on the server. With the second protocol, the email messages will be displayed locally at your end, but they will remain on the server at all times, so you can set up the account on numerous devices and view the email messages from any place. You will also be able to access old email messages if there is a problem with your Internet access, which is a huge advantage over a web-based service.