A webmail application lets you send and receive messages from a web browser without the need to create an email address in a program such as Outlook or Thunderbird. If you take a trip, for example, you are able to check your emails from an Internet café and you will not need to download, install or set up anything. Webmail apps are advanced enough to provide you with a lot of options like using an address book or creating folders that can later on show up in your e-mail app. As the webmail software works with the messages within the server, it is essential that you use the IMAP protocol when you create an e-mail account on your computer. You may still use webmail if you pick POP, but older messages will not be accessible due to the fact that they'll have been downloaded on the PC. You can take advantage of webmail provided that there is any email created inside your web hosting account and using an e-mail app before being able to use webmail isn't a prerequisite, so that you can handle your digital communication completely from a browser.