A webmail application allows you to send and receive e-mails via a web browser without the need to set up an email in a program like Outlook or Thunderbird. When you travel, for example, it is possible to check your e-mails from an Internet café and you will not have to download, install or configure anything. Webmail apps are advanced enough to provide you lots of options like using an address book or creating folders that can afterwards come in your e mail client. As the webmail software works with the messages on the server, it is crucial that you employ the IMAP protocol if you configure an e-mail account on your PC. You may still use webmail if you choose POP, but older messages will not be accessible as they will have been downloaded on your computer. You can use webmail provided that there is any email address created inside your hosting account and using an email app before being able to use webmail isn't a prerequisite, so you're able to handle your digital communication entirely through a browser.