If you use an email with your very own personal domain and not a third-party one, you will be able to make use of an email software app such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail to check and manage your mailboxes. The benefit of using such applications is that you can also take advantage of other features, such as address books and calendars. There are two email retrieval protocols that you can select from when you set up the application 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 decide to leave a copy on the email 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 access the messages from any place. You will also be able to access old email messages in case there is an issue with your Internet connectivity, which is an immense advantage over web-based email services.