As part of your website, you have e-mail service. You can access this e-mail via webmail or through an application such as Outlook or Windows Mail. But which is more secure? Fundamentally, there is no difference, except for one thing: your IP address.

Depending on your Exim (the program that processes the e-mail) configuration, the IP address of your computer may be visible in the headers if you use Outlook. Most webmail programs will only display your server’s IP address when you send e-mail.

This means that it may be possible for someone to learn your home IP address. If this does not concern you, then there is no need to worry. If you prefer to remain private, however, check with your server administrator to tighten up the security in your e-mail configuration.