In case you use an email with your own domain name instead of a 3rd-party one, you will be able to use an email software app such as Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird to access and manage your mailboxes. The advantage of using such apps is that they also offer other features, such as calendars and address books. There are two email retrieval protocols that you can select from when you configure the application of your liking to access your mailbox – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all messages that are received will be downloaded to your device – mobile or desktop, unless you opt to leave a copy on the mail server. With the second one, the messages will be displayed at your end, but they will remain on the server all the time, so you can set up the email account on multiple devices and check the email messages from any place. You’ll also be able to see old emails if there’s a problem with your Internet access, which is an advantage over web-based services.