Setting up mail with iCloud

Several questions:
I am getting an iPhone 5 and am also going to tether it to my iMac to get my email and for web browsing,
especially for larger files.  I am dumping my current DSL provider as a result.  The DSL provider
has all email run out of Google's gmail.
1) If I get iCloud email, will this download into the Apple mail on my iMac, and do I have to delete
the messages from iCloud mail after getting them on my iMac?
2) If I don't get iCloud email, am I stuck having to go to a web site to get my email?

iCloud email is IMAP, which means that your Mail application reads the messages from the server. Therefore if you delete a message from your Mac, it will also appear deleted online at icloud.com and on your iPhone.
Your signature says you have 10.5.2 - is this correct? (If not please update your signature to prevent confusion). If it is, you can access email on an existing iCloud account (you would have to set the account up on your iPhone) though no other iCloud facilities will work. The setup method is described, with illustrations, here:
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    Enter your email account's password (more info).
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    User Name
    Enter your email address.
    Password
    Enter your email account's password.
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    What to do...
    SMTP Server
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    User Name
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