In case you use a mailbox with your own personal domain instead of a third-party one, you will be able to use an email software application such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail or Outlook to check and manage your email messages. The advantage of using such applications is that they also offer other features, such as calendars and address books. There are two different email delivery protocols that you can select from when you configure the app of your choosing to access your mailbox – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all messages that are received will be downloaded on your device – desktop or mobile, unless you choose to store a copy on the email server. With the second protocol, the messages will be displayed locally at your end, but they will stay on the server at all times, so you can set up the email account on multiple devices and access the email messages from any place. You’ll also be able to see old emails if there is an issue with your Internet connectivity, which is an enormous advantage over a web-based service.