In case emails are a vital component of your e-communication with business partners or relatives, it would be better if you used an email address with your very own personal domain and a provider that supports the IMAP and POP3 email delivery protocols, rather than using a web-based service that entails limitations as to the maximum size of the attachments. Thus, you will be able to check your mailboxes on any desktop or mobile device using any app – Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and so forth. With the IMAP protocol, you’ll be able to view the email messages 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 kept on the email server. In addition, you will be able to make use of plenty of other useful options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that in case there is a brief predicament with your Internet access, you can still view your emails since they will be on your desktop or mobile device.