A webmail app permits you to send out and receive messages through browser without having to create an e-mail inside a program like Outlook or Thunderbird. When you take a trip, for instance, you'll be able to check your email messages from an Internet café and you will not need to download, install or set up anything at all. Webmail clients are advanced enough to provide you with a great deal of options such as using an address book or making folders that will afterwards appear in your email app. As the webmail app works with the messages within the server, it is crucial that you employ the IMAP protocol any time you set up an email account on your computer. You may still use webmail if you choose POP, but old messages won't be available because they will have been downloaded on the computer. You can take advantage of webmail as long as there is any sort of e-mail set up with your web hosting account and using an e-mail client before being able to use webmail isn't a requirement, so you're able to manage your digital communication entirely from a web browser.