Mac is saving attachments?

Someone sends me an e-mail with a PowerPoint, pdf, wmv or similar attachment........
I look at the attachment, then delete the e-mail.
I DO NOT save anything.
Yet, I've just found a whole bunch of these "deleted" files in LIBRARY/MAIL DOWNLOADS.
Why? I don't want to save these otherwise I wouldn't have deleted in the first place!
How do I stop this from happening??

When you're in mail, click mail, preferences, and on the general tab, what's it say for 'remove unedited downloads'? Choices are never, when mail quits, and after message is deleted.

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