In case you have a mailbox with your very own personal domain instead of a third-party one, you’ll be able to use an email app such as Outlook, Apple Mail or Thunderbird to check and manage your email messages. The benefit of using such applications is that you can also take advantage of 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 preference to access your email account – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all messages that are received will be downloaded to your device – desktop or mobile, unless you opt to save a copy on the email server. With the second one, 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 access the messages from any place. You will also be able to examine old emails in case there’s an issue with your Internet service, which is an advantage over a web-based service.