| One of the factors that many people forget | | | | like having all the options. |
| about when they are looking for a web host is | | | | |
| email. The types of accounts offered along | | | | The next consideration that you have is on |
| with sizes and limitations are as varied as | | | | the size limit of storage you have. Nearly |
| the web hosting companies are themselves. | | | | every web hosting company will have some sort |
| | | | of restriction on the size of account you can |
| Every web host should provide you with the | | | | have as well as on the size of messages that |
| ability to have several email accounts, most | | | | can be sent. This is especially crucial if |
| will offer up to 10 with a basic low end | | | | you are using your email to send pictures or |
| account. Another feature to look for is a | | | | documents. One key thing you want to do if |
| company that offers an account that will | | | | you are using outlook or outlook express is |
| accept and hold any email sent to your domain | | | | to select the notify option for when your |
| that does not match an email address. This is | | | | email is opened so that you know it was |
| due to the fact that many people misspell | | | | received. Many times if a file is too large |
| names and such and therefore emails get lost. | | | | you will have no other way of knowing. If you |
| | | | don't get the notification then you know they |
| You basically have three different email | | | | didn't receive your message. |
| services available to you. The first is | | | | |
| probably the one that most are familiar with, | | | | Now, back to actual storage space, you should |
| the POP or post office protocol works like a | | | | pick a web host company that offers a |
| normal inbox such as your Outlook Express. | | | | reasonable balance between the bandwidth |
| You will be given a certain amount of storage | | | | limits and the size of the mailbox storage. |
| space you are allowed but generally can only | | | | For example if you have an account that |
| access from one computer. | | | | offers 500MB of bandwidth but only a 3 MB |
| | | | data storage for email accounts. |
| The second choice called IMAP or internet | | | | |
| message access protocol will allow you to use | | | | Another important issue to look for is |
| your email account on many different | | | | outgoing email limits. If you are using your |
| computers so that you can access it at work | | | | account for business you may need to send |
| and home. | | | | emails out to a large number of people |
| | | | several times a day, if the system |
| The third choice you have is a web based | | | | automatically flags that as spam you will not |
| email which is of course the most flexible, | | | | be able to send them. Check the limitations |
| allowing you to access your email from | | | | on outgoing mail and be sure it suits your |
| anywhere on the planet with a computer and an | | | | needs. |
| internet connection though a web browser. I | | | | |