Can I stop the Google talk client checking my gmail?

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Published on 2009-10-06T09:22:47Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 23:03 UTC
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I want to use Google talk, but I don't want it checking my email and notifying me of new mail all the time. I can't see how to switch it off, but it seems like the sort of thing that should be an option. Am I missing something? How can I switch email support off?

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