In Outlook Express there is a mail rules option to not download a message from the server if certain criteria are met, however I can't find a corresponding rule in regular Outlook. Anyone know how it can be accomplished?

In outlook 2003 its Tools > rules and alerts

What type of "criteria"?

I use the Outlook rules to stop spam about viagra and porn coming through... Annoying thing is, I always lose them when I have to reprep my machine due to viruses from downloads etc :rant:

I use the Outlook rules to stop spam about viagra and porn coming through... Annoying thing is, I always lose them when I have to reprep my machine due to viruses from downloads etc :rant:

same here mate.

i block senders but they still get through. they have so many email addresses its impossible to get rid

Sorry, wasn't very clear there. I know how to set up rules, the problem is that the rules available in Outlook aren't the same as those in Outlook Express.

I'm trying to set up a Wanadoo account so that 2 people can get their emails seperately. Wanadoo just has one catch-all email account so that as long as the bit after the @ mark corresponds to the internet account, it doesn't matter what comes before it.
So let's say I have an account called myaccount.wanadoo.co.uk for example and 2 users, Bob & Jane, mail can be sent to bob@myaccount.wanadoo.co.uk, jane@myaccount.wanadoo.co.uk or indeed anyoldrubbish@myaccount.wanadoo.co.uk and it will all go into the same mailbox on the server.
Now, doing a standard send / receive will download all the emails, regardless of who they were addressed to, but using OE rules it's possible to say on bobs computer 'if the email is to Jane then don't download it', and vice-versa but there is no corresponding rule in Outlook that I can find, the rules only seem to apply to mail that has already been downloaded which isn't what I want.