If you use an email with your very own personal domain instead of a third-party one, you will be able to use an email software app such as Outlook, Apple Mail or Thunderbird to access and administer your email messages. The advantage of using such applications is that you can also take advantage of other features, such as address books and calendars. There are two different email retrieval protocols that you can choose from when you set up the application of your choice 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 decide 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 all the time, so you can set up the email account on multiple devices and check the email messages from any location. You will also be able to examine old emails if there is an issue with your Internet connection, which is an advantage over web-based email services.