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This is a fix to a problem that has been annoying me for some time. I receive a lot of spam in Mail that I wish to redirect to my junkmail server. The only problem is that Mail doesn't allow multiple redirects. A simple workaround to this problem is outlined below. If anyone has come accross a better solution, ie. an AppleScript, please add your comments.
  • Create a new mail account (called "junk redirect" or whatever you like). Enter dummy info, because you won't be using it as a real account anyway.
  • Uncheck the include when automatically checking option, because this account doesn't work.
  • Add a new entry in the Rules section of Mail's preferences:
    • if: all
    • account: junk redirect (or whatever you called the account)
    • Redirect message to junkmail@server.com (your mail server)
    • Delete message
That's it; you're done. Now all you need to do is shift-select all of your junk mail and drag it to that account. Select all the mail in that account and select Message -> Apply Rules. Hope this helps.
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Create a redirect-only Mail account
Authored by: eDogg on Nov 27, '06 08:17:04AM
I would recommend Act On (http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html) for this task and many other mail automation features. It's free, it works great, and it allows you to process rules on multiple selected messages with a simple quick key.

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Create a redirect-only Mail account
Authored by: Anonymous on Nov 27, '06 09:20:35AM
I use POPmonitor http://www.popmonitor.com/

I have set it to delete spam automatically by creating a list of blocked senders and custom filters based on several criteria. Unwanted mail is automatically deleted before I download my mail.

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Authored by: lar3ry on Nov 27, '06 11:28:22AM

Of course, if you delete it and there's a "false positive," then you may lose an important message.



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Authored by: cleanhead on Nov 28, '06 10:36:58AM

Popmonitor has an option simply to flag suspected junk mail and not delete it. I used to use it a lot until I discovered SpamSieve.



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Authored by: TigerKR on Nov 27, '06 10:40:45PM

Here is my applescript for Mail.app.

It automatically copies all of the email, including the header, and then it sends the spam to the Federal Trade Commission Spam harvesting account, and my spamcop account.

tell application "Mail"
	set theMessages to the selection
	repeat with thisMessage in theMessages
		set newMessage to make new outgoing message at end of outgoing messages
		tell newMessage
			set content to thisMessage's source
			set subject to thisMessage's subject
			make new to recipient with properties {address:"spam@uce.gov, submit.[your.spamcop.account]@spam.spamcop.net"}
		end tell
		send newMessage
		set read status of thisMessage to true
	end repeat
end tell

I have enabled the script menu and the script resides in ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Mail/

That way I can access it from the menu-bar in Mail.

I believe that people should be reactive to spam by 1. not buying from spam (if there was no money in it, there would be no spam), and 2. reporting spam to both the authorities and the hive mind so that they can develop methods for blocking it.

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Authored by: createmore on Nov 29, '06 07:03:15PM

Well, I handle it this way...

Since I want Mail.app to learn the junk as well, if the mail wasn't marked at junk, I do so.

I then go to my junk folder. I delete junk mail that has already be marked by my server first.

With the folder open I open Mail prefs and go to rules. I have a rule that is disabled. The rule is:

Name: junklearning
If ANY of the following conditions are met:
EVERY MESSAGE
Perform the following actions:
Redirect Message to: junkmailaccoutonserver

By either clicking edit or double clicking, the rule opens. Click ok and then you are presented with a message asking to perform the rule on the open mailbox.

I click yes. After the dialog closes, the rule is checked active and I uncheck it until the next time I need to redirect junk.

I use the same rule for ham by changing the address and using a non junk mailbox.



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Create a redirect-only Mail account
Authored by: marleyg on Apr 28, '09 10:27:25AM

Just curious about this solution (I realize that it is a couple of years old). I followed the suggestion and created a dummy Anti-SPAM Mail account to Redirect and then Delete messages identified as SPAM. It appears to work in that, when I click Apply Rules there is a hesitation and then the messages disappear from the Anti-SPAM mailbox. But when I check the Sent folder the messages do not appear. Doesn't that mean that they were not actually Redirected?

Marley

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