In case you have an email with your own personal domain name instead of a third-party one, you’ll be able to make use of an email application such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail to access and administer your email messages. 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 delivery protocols that you can select from when you set up the app of your liking to access your email account – POP3 and IMAP. With the first one, all email messages that are received will be downloaded onto your device – mobile or desktop, unless you choose to keep a copy on the server. With the second one, the messages will be displayed at your end, but they will stay on the server at all times, so you can set up the account on multiple devices and see the email messages from any place. You’ll also be able to access old email messages in case there’s a problem with your Internet connectivity, which is an advantage over a web-based service.