In case you have an email with your own domain name and not a third-party one, you’ll be able to make use of an email software app such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail to check and administer your mailboxes. The benefit of using such apps is that you can also take advantage of other features, such as calendars and address books. There are two different email retrieval protocols that you can choose from when you set up the app of your preference to access your mailbox – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all messages that are received will be downloaded to your device – desktop or mobile, unless you choose to keep a copy on the server. With the second protocol, the messages will be displayed locally at your end, but they will remain on the server at all times, so you can set up the email account on multiple devices and view the messages from any location. You will also be able to view old email messages in case there’s a problem with your Internet connectivity, which is an immense advantage over web-based email services.