How can I disable the Mail app completely?

Hi, I have an iMac running OS X v. 10.5.6 and do not want to go through the Mail app for my e-mail. I never opened the program on my own, but the app keeps opening on its own and asking for me to set it up. I tried to set it to manual opening, but it would still pop up on a daily basis.
At one point, I logged in using an old Yahoo account, thinking that this would solve the problem, but it still opened up on its own daily.
I've done everything in Preferences I can think of. I even tried removing the app completely, but I would get a pop-up asking where the Mail app went. When I brought it back, the same issues came up.
I have Mail v. 3.5. Help!

There are many good email applications available as alternatives to Apple's Mail.
My own preference is Eudora but Thunderbird looks pretty good too.
There is no obligation to use Apple's Mail.
I don't get any warnings telling me I have to do anything with it. I can't understand what these warnings would be.
Try opening the Mail application ---> preferences - and set the application to check for mail "manually" i.e. only when you tell it to. Which could be never.

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