If you have an email with your very own personal domain and not a 3rd-party one, you’ll be able to use an email application such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird to access and administer 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 different email protocols that you can select from when you set up the app of your choice to access your email account – POP3 and IMAP. With the first protocol, all messages that are received will be downloaded to your device – mobile or desktop, unless you choose to keep a copy on the server. With the second protocol, the email messages will be displayed locally at your end, but they will stay on the server at all times, so you can set up the account on numerous devices and check the messages from any location. You’ll also be able to see old emails in case there is a predicament with your Internet connection, which is an immense advantage over web-based email services.