In case emails are an indispensable component of your electronic communication with business associates or family members, it would be better to use an email address with your own personal domain and a provider that supports the IMAP and POP3 protocols, instead of relying on a web-based email service that entails restrictions with regards to the size of the attachments. Thus, you will be able to check your email accounts on any desktop or mobile device using any client software – Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and so on. With the IMAP email protocol, you’ll be able to examine the emails locally 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 stored on the server. Besides, you’ll be able to use a lot of other handy options – calendars, contact groups, etc., not to mention that if there is a temporary issue with your Internet connection, you can still see your emails as they will be on your desktop or mobile device.