to start off, you have to enable the pop feature,
go to settings>pop & forwarding and enable it
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now you have to setup your client go to *gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13276
or u can use the auto configuration tool
get it here *toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/GmailConfig.exe
to get faster response on gmail problems, post on this sticky:*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6367
why ppl here just copy the posts, repeating the same information??