If you have a mailbox with your own domain and not a third-party one, you will be able to make use of an email app such as Apple Mail, Thunderbird or Outlook to check and administer 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 select from when you set up the application of your liking 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 choose to store a copy on the email server. With the second one, the email messages will be displayed 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 email messages from any location. You will also be able to access old emails in case there’s an issue with your Internet connectivity, which is a big advantage over web-based email services.