If you have an email address with your very own personal domain and not a 3rd-party one, you’ll be able to make use of an email application such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail to check and manage your mailboxes. The advantage of using such apps is that they also offer other features, such as address books and calendars. There are two email retrieval protocols that you can choose from when you configure the application of your preference to access your mailbox – POP3 and IMAP. With the first protocol, all messages that are received will be downloaded onto your device – mobile or desktop, unless you opt to store a copy on the server. With the second protocol, the messages will be displayed at your end, but they will remain on the server at all times, so you can set up the account on numerous devices and access the email messages from any place. You will also be able to check old emails if there is an issue with your Internet service, which is an advantage over web-based services.