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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5


                                  June 30, 2000



PopMail.com, inc.
1333 Corporate Drive, Suite 350
Irving, Texas 75038

         Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted on behalf of PopMail.com, inc. (the "Company") in
connection with a registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement") to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 30, 2000 relating to the registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, of a maximum total of 7,394,282 shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") consisting of (i) a maximum of
7,224,282 shares of Common Stock issuable by the Company upon conversion of the
Series G 10% Convertible Preferred Stock, payments of dividends thereunder and
upon exercise of certain warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, and (ii)
170,000 shares of Common Stock held by a certain shareholder of the Company.

          Upon examination of such corporate documents and records as we have
deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes hereof and including and in
reliance upon certain certificates by the Company, it is our opinion that:

              1. The Company is a validly existing corporation in good standing
                 under the laws of the State of Minnesota.

              2. The Common Stock has been duly authorized and, when issued as
                 described in the registration statement, will be legally
                 issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          /s/ Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP


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