What is a mail program?

There are a number of ways you can use your email addresses, but many people don't pay attention to this. They simply use our webmail. However, this is not the only option, and if you want to manage multiple email addresses at the same time, it can also be more difficult with webmail. In this blog post, we will take a look at what a local email program is and how you can use it for your email addresses.

An email program, an email client or an email app are different names for the same thing. A local program that you install on your computer or phone to use your email addresses. There can be many of these, but there are some titans among mail clients that many will already be familiar with. Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail and Thunderbird are all options that can look back on decades of development. In addition, many new programs have been added in recent years.

Which one you ultimately choose is primarily a question of your own taste and requirements. Each mail program has almost the same functions, but is structured slightly differently. You also have the option of setting up an Exchange account on it.

Why choose a mail program?

The choice for a local mail program can be made for various reasons, but most people prefer a certain program because they are used to it. Our webmail program is extremely powerful and offers a wealth of features, but most users will not use it on a daily basis. For just receiving and sending emails, you can also use a simple mail program that you are familiar with.

One of the biggest advantages of an e-mail program is that you can use several e-mail addresses at the same time. Our webmail is only suitable if you log in with 1 e-mail address. If you also want to view another e-mail address, you must first log out and then log in again. You can also use several e-mail providers at the same time without any problems. For example, the e-mail address from us with your own domain name, 1 e-mail address from your personal use such as Gmail or Hotmail. And any other e-mail addresses that are available to you.

So if this is the case, you can use all these email addresses from one place a little easier. You then just need to set up the email addresses in your chosen program. Luckily, we have an article in our knowledge base for almost every mail client on how to do this.

Choose IMAP when setting up

In general, we recommend that you set up an IMAP connection in your email program, because an IMAP connection keeps the connection to our server open. This means that it works better once you have set up the e-mail address on several devices. With a POP connection, this can sometimes go wrong or not be synchronized. This can cause you to miss important emails.

IMAP keeps all emails on the server and can be used on multiple devices. For example, you can use your emails on a phone as well as on your desktop.

Exchange

Exchange is an upgrade you should consider if you want to use your email mainly for business purposes. Exchange is a different technology that ensures that there is always a connection between your devices and the email server. You are no longer dependent on the synchronization frequency of IMAP or POP for new emails, but receive an immediate notification as soon as you receive a new email.

Thanks to these push notifications, you can always be sure that you won't miss an email. Your calendar is also synchronized across all your devices by default. This means you won't miss any appointments or tasks on certain devices. It is therefore best to use an Exchange e-mail address if you want to use it for business purposes or if you miss this additional functionality with a normal e-mail address.

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