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					Originally Posted by Pem
					
				 
				AFAIK The "delete from server" will only be done if you download the mail - this is a feature of Outlook, not NTL. 
			
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 you are correct 

 messages will only be deleted when they are all downloaded.
you could use a program such as 
mailwasher to download filter spam and delete them from the server keeping them out of outlook express completely.