Why is using Webmail better than using Microsoft Outlook?

Townlife Webmail is better than Microsoft Outlook because it saves information on the web server and not on your computer.
 

What does this mean?

• You can safely access your mail from any computer at work, home or while you are travelling.
• The information (i.e. emails) is not stored on your computer therefore if your computer crashes you will not lose your important email messages or contacts because all of the information is stored on a web server. Using Outlook your information would have been erased with the rest of your harddrive. 
  
    

  Most people use Webmail to quickly read new messages and compose short messages while away from their computers. However, Webmail is powerful enough to use on its own. Whatever your preference, here are some key things you need to remember.

Backing Up Your Information: IMAP versus POP

Before we start the lesson you need to understand the difference between Email Protocols. IMAP and POP are standard email protocols that allow email users to check and send email via desktop email software like Microsoft Outlook as well as wireless devices like Blackberry or iPhone.

• POP3 is the most popular way for users to access their email. This method is well-suited for users who have limited storage space on their email provider's mail servers or
  those who don't want to store email messages online.The downside is that, since you are storing your information on your computer harddrive, if your computer crashes you will lose all of your information unless you had made a backup.
• Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a convenient option for users who need access to their email online from multiple computers and locations. All of your information is stored on the web server and therefore users will not lose their data if their personal/work computer crashes. Townlife Webmail supports IMAP and we encourage all users to use this email protocol in order to fully protect your data.

Info about files made in webmail not going into Outlook POP?

How do I know if I am using IMAP or POP?

If you are unsure if you are using POP or IMAP contact your internet service provider.