Any hope of accessing iCloud email as POP? I don't really want or need to share with multiple devices.

     Wondering if Apple will listen to its users and make some concessions regarding iCloud. I've been a loyal .mac subscriber for many years. I migrated to iCloud with the understanding that I would still be able to access my email, even though my newest machine is running Snow Leopard. My home now has 3 Macs and 4 iPods that cannot use iCloud. Also, I don't want an IMAP account. I want to download my email and clear it off of the server.
     Any chance that Apple will make the POP option available if enough people want it? Can I set up Mail to access my iCloud IMAP email messages and delete them from the server without deleting them locally? That may be the best solution, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to clear the server. Any experience with that?
     Thanks.

I'm not sure why you think your devices cannot use iCloud mail, they can. If your devices do not have iCloud you can set the iCloud mail up manually.
Delete your mail account from Mail preferences and set it up again using the Mail Server Information.
Some users have apparently encountered issues using this information in pre-Lion set ups (I haven't), Roger Wilmut has kindly provided instructions for those who find themselves with this problem.
Entering iCloud email settings manually in Snow Leopard or Leopard
Entering iCloud email settings manually in Tiger
iCloud mail is an IMAP accounts and Apple do not offer a POP account, obviously I have no idea what Apple plan to do in the future, but I think it rather unlikely that they will offer a POP accounts.
If you wish to keep iCloud mail local and remove it from the server, simply drag it from your iCloud account in your mail application to the 'on my Mac' account.

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Well, the good news is I have the URL correct.
But regardless of whether I use http://icloud.com or http://mail.icloud.com, I still get prompted with a dialog box which says the following:
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Hello eagjdw
You can keep the one Apple ID for purchases and then create another one for a personal account for contacts and calendars. The article below will assist further
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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-Norm G.

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I've seen others having problems with a server being down, but I've had no problems yet. And all email providers have problems from time to time. I expect Apple is having minor problems with the transition from MMe to iCloud and I expect it to become stable, even though I've seen few problems.
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I know there are thousands of posts on the changeover at the moment, but I can't find any which seem to answer my problem.
I have an iphone 3GS, which I will be moving to OS5 later
I have an ipad 2, which I'll be moving to OS5 later
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4002
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