In case email messages are a vital part of your e-communication with business colleagues or relatives, it would be better if you used a mailbox with your very own personal domain and an email provider that supports the POP3 and IMAP email delivery protocols, rather than using a web-based service that entails limitations in regards to the maximum size of the attachments. In this way, you will be able to check your mails on any desktop or mobile device using any software application – Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and so forth. With the IMAP protocol, you will be able to see the emails at your end, but they will be on the server at all times, while with the POP3 protocol, all email messages will be downloaded on the device, unless you choose a copy to be saved on the server. In addition, you’ll be able to make use of a lot of other handy options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that in case there is a brief predicament with your Internet connection, you can still view your emails as they will be on your desktop or mobile device.