If emails are a fundamental component of your electronic communication with business partners or family members, it would be better if you used an email address with your very own personal domain name and an email service provider that supports the IMAP and POP3 email delivery protocols, instead of using a web-based service that entails restrictions with regard to the size of the attachments. Thus, you’ll be able to check your mailboxes on any desktop or mobile device using any software program – Thunderbird, Outlook, Apple Mail, etc. With the IMAP protocol, you’ll be able to view the emails at your end, but they will be on the server all the time, whereas with POP3, all email messages will be downloaded to the device, unless you choose a copy to be kept on the server. Additionally, you will be able to use plenty of other handy options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that if there’s a temporary problem with your Internet service, you can still see your emails since they will be on your desktop or handheld device.