Akin to the Enterprise Messaging model, with the exception of hardware/software ownership and upkeep. Email hosting providers manage messaging/mail servers, hosting mail services for Small and Mid Size (SMB) businesses lacking resources or the desire in maintaining their own mail server (Outsourcing).

Email hosting services differ from POP3 and Webmail systems, offering premium ($) email solutions, including use of own domain name; hosted on dedicated mail servers as opposed to the basic (free) advertising supported email/Webmail.

Storage Location

Email is delivered and remains stored on the mail server unless exported, archived or deleted.