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> Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:40:55 +0100
> From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu@gmail.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> 
> > You mean, Rmail?
> 
> I suppose so. I've never read mail from Emacs.
> 
> > What are the problems with that? I'm not aware of any.
> 
> I'm just pointing out that it surely needs a setup too

Two more variables:

   (setq rmail-primary-inbox-list '("po:YOUR-POP3-USERNAME") 
         rmail-pop-password-required t)

(this is explained in the manual, btw).

> which wasn't included in the five minutes you quoted before.

It was five seconds, and yes, the Rmail setup was included.