In case emails are an indispensable part of your communication with business associates or family members, you may be better off using an email with your very own personal domain and a provider that supports the POP3 and IMAP protocols, instead of resorting to a web-based service that involves limitations with regard to the maximum size of the attachments. Thus, you will be able to access your email accounts on any desktop or mobile device using any client – Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Outlook, and so on. With the IMAP email 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 to the device, unless you choose a copy to be stored on the mail server. Moreover, you’ll be able to use plenty of other handy options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that in case there’s a brief problem with your Internet connectivity, you can still see your emails as they will be on your desktop or handheld device.