Overview
Considering that email is one of the most popular methods of communication, having a business email address at your domain is essential. If you continue to use ridiculous name + randomnumbers@yahoo.com, you risk creating the impression that your business lacks expertise or, worse still, casting doubt on your legitimacy.
Check our Email Account Setup to find out how to set up an email account at your domain and take control of your reputation.
How are you expected to check your email once you’ve created your business email address? For that, you’ll need an email client. An email client is what, then? Webmail and email apps are two types of email clients.
Webmail
The application that sends and reads your mail can be accessed on a website from your browser, making webmail, also known as web-based email, portable and available from any location with an internet connection. Roundcube and Horde are a couple of the webmail options we provide; they can both be accessed via Bluehost webmail.
A few advantages of using webmail to access your email are:
- Simplicity. No setup is required.
- Portable and accessible anywhere.
- Great if you can’t install software on your work or school computer.
- Save space on your computer; email is stored online.
Webmail Client Comparison
We provide two webmail services that are integrated into your account. Each email user has the option of using Roundcube or Horde as their webmail client.
- Roundcube – As our most popular webmail client, it has a look and feel you’d expect from an email application but is available inside a browser. You can import and use an address book and use IMAP folders with the drag-and-drop organization. When composing emails, you can set up preset responses to save time and write with spell check in a rich text HTML composer.
- Horde – It’s more than just a webmail client—it’s a collection of simple online apps for collaboration, including webmail, calendar, notes, and tasks. These extra features do have some limits, however. For example, the collaborative features only work inside Horde, so to share a calendar entry or a note, the person you’re sharing it with would also need to use Horde.
Please go to How To Access Webmail – What Is Webmail for instructions on setting up the Webmail Client for the first time and changing the default mail client.
Email Applications
A piece of software that is installed on your computer or mobile device and is used to view and send emails is known as an email application. You can handle your email offline because all of your email, including sent and deleted messages, is saved on your computer. Not everyone need offline access to their email, but if you must, utilizing an email program gives you the flexibility to work from a train or on a long flight without Wi-Fi. Apple Mail, Thunderbird, and Outlook are three popular email clients.
The following are a few benefits of utilizing an email program:
- Accessible offline.
- Immediate notifications to your device.
- Manage multiple email addresses in one interface.
- Easily back up your mail and store it on your computer.
- Use advanced mail rules and filtering based on multiple factors, such as words, senders, subjects, headers, etc.
IMAP and POP
An email is saved on an email server after it is sent and is available for retrieval. IMAP or POP3 are the two distinct protocols that your email client can be configured to use in order to retrieve emails from the email server. The amount of devices you plan to utilize to access your email will largely determine the protocol you use.
- IMAP – This is the setting you’ll use if you want to access your email on multiple devices or if multiple users access the same account. When you read, reply, delete, forward, or otherwise manage your email, the changes are made on the server and sync with your webmail and other IMAP-connected email clients. IMAP is limited to 20 connections per IP address, but that shouldn’t be an issue for most users.
- POP3 – If you intend to access your email on only one device, this is the setting for you. Most email clients set up with POP3 will delete the message on the server once it’s been downloaded to your email application. This means that your email application will have only a copy of the email, and it cannot be retrieved again using webmail or another email application. Do not use POP3 if you want to access your email from multiple devices.
