Webmail is a web application that enables you to use an e-mail account online through an Internet browser and without the need of setting up the account in any desktop e-mail app like Microsoft Outlook or maybe Apple Mail. This makes it possible to use your email messages from any place and any personal computer if you're not able to use your own computer - if you are on holiday and you go to an Internet cafe, for instance. Webmail clients don't offer as many options as a common desktop computer client, but they still provide a lot of options, such as sending and receiving e-mails, creating customized signature and making use of address books. When you create an email address inside a desktop computer app, you need to use the IMAP protocol in the process for those who like to see all emails later working with webmail, as the online app is unable to display e-mails from your computer if they were previously downloaded while using POP mail protocol.