In case emails are a vital component of your online communication with business associates or family members, it would be better if you used an email with your own domain and an email provider that offers support for the IMAP and POP3 email delivery protocols, rather than resorting to a web-based email service that involves limitations in regards to the size of the attachments. In this way, you’ll be able to access your mailboxes on any desktop or mobile device using any software – Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and so forth. With the IMAP protocol, you’ll be able to see the emails at your end, but they will be on the server all the time, whereas with the POP3 protocol, all emails will be downloaded to the device, unless you choose a copy to be saved on the server. Moreover, you’ll be able to make use of lots of other handy options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that in case there’s a temporary problem with your Internet access, you can still see your email messages since they’ll be on your desktop or handheld device.