Having an email account on gmail was a good thing, because i could now configure evolution, to download my email straight to my desktop instead of having to log on to the website.

Although before u configure Evolution you have to log in to your gmail account and change your settings, on your settings page you have go to the Forwarding  POP/IMAP and enable it.

- after saving the changes.. log out.

- Load up evolution.. if you are loading evolution for the first time. the wizard will automatically guide you through all the steps needed to setup evolution to download you mail.
- The settings that you will need in configuring evolution are below

Incoming Mail (POP3) Server – requires SSL: pop.gmail.com
Use SSL: Yes
Port: 995
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server – requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Use Authentication: Yes
Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL)
Port: 465 or 587
Account Name: your Gmail username (including ‘@gmail.com’)
Email Address: your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com)
Password: your Gmail password

Hope this Helps…