Stopping mail download based on title

Is there any way of stopping Mail from downloading an email based on the subject of the email? As in not downloading the message is a certain word or string appears in the title?
Thanks in advance,
Dr J

does not seem to be a raliable approach to have ACK --> Mail --> BPM scenario.....why cant the end system send the message directly to the BPM that would be much better design approach.....also what time does it take for the 3rd party to respond back with the Ack message?

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