In case emails are an indivisible part of your e-correspondence with business associates or relatives, you might be better off using an email with your own domain and an email provider that supports the POP3 and IMAP email protocols, instead of relying on a web-based service that entails restrictions in regards to the size of the attachments. In this way, you’ll be able to access your emails on any desktop or mobile device using any software – Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc. With the IMAP email protocol, you’ll be able to examine the emails locally at your end, but they will be on the server at all times, whereas with the POP3 protocol, all emails will be downloaded on the device, unless you choose a copy to be left on the mail server. Furthermore, you’ll be able to make use of many other useful options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that if there is a temporary predicament with your Internet service, you can still examine your email messages since they will be on your desktop or handheld device.
