Webmail is a web application that lets you work with an email account online via a web browser and with no need of configuring the account in any desktop e-mail client such as Microsoft Outlook or maybe Apple Mail. This will make it possible to use your emails from any destination and any personal computer if you are not capable to use your personal computer - if you are on a break and you stop by an Internet cafe, for instance. Webmail clients commonly do not offer as much possibilities as a regular desktop client, however, they still have a range of options, including sending and receiving e-mails, configuring custom-made signature and making use of address books. When you set up an email address in a desktop computer program, you need to use the IMAP protocol in the process for those who like to see all e-mails later working with webmail, as the online app cannot display e-mail messages from your PC if they have been previously downloaded using the POP mail protocol.