Apple mail and automatically downloads attachments

Ho to all
A friend of mine started to work with Apple Mail but he has found an option he wishes to remove: the "automatic downloads attachments size".
He wants that ALL email's attachment are downloaded without click on it ( if they are big...)
Any suggestion?
best regards
Rob
I want XServe back in production.... :-((

Rob,
Is your friend using a POP mail account?
In Mail>Prefreences>Accounts>Advanced he should uncheck "Prompt me to skip messages..."
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