Webmail is a piece of software that lets you work with an e-mail account online through a browser and with no need of creating the account in any PC e-mail app such as Microsoft Outlook or perhaps Apple Mail. This will make it possible to make use of your email messages from any place or any computer if you aren't capable to use your personal computer - in case you are on vacation and you go to an Internet cafe, for instance. Webmail clients commonly do not offer as many options as a regular desktop app, however, they still provide a range of options, including sending and receiving email messages, creating customized signature and employing address books. When you setup an email address in a desktop computer program, you have to use the IMAP protocol during the process in case you want to check out all emails later working with webmail, as the online app is unable to display emails from your computer if they have been already downloaded with all the POP mail protocol.