Comments on: Another Mail.app rule to catch image spam

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:57:37 +0000

I just wrote an applescript and had it run whenever a message is not from someone in my address book. This way I can adjust the filter to only work emails that contain exactly one small gif image.

(*set theOutputFolder to (choose folder) as string *) using terms from application "Mail" on perform mail action with messages theSelectedMessages for rule theRule tell application "Mail" repeat with eachMessage in theSelectedMessages set theAttachments to every mail attachment of eachMessage set numAttachments to length of theAttachments


				if numAttachments is equal to 1 then
					set theAttachment to item 1 of theAttachments

					set attachmentType to (MIME type of theAttachment)

					set attachmentSize to (file size of theAttachment)

if attachmentType is equal to "image/gif" then if attachmentSize is less than 100000 then move eachMessage to mailbox "picspam" end if end if end if end repeat end tell end perform mail action with messages end using terms from

By: Monster

Monster — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:10:25 +0000

I created this rule, but now I cannot edit it nor can I edit any copies of it.

odd huh?

Using version 1.3.11 with mac osx 10.3.9
I can delete it so I’m not that concerned, but it is curious.

any ideas?

By: RikerJoe

RikerJoe — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:58:36 +0000

Torben wrote: “Just minutes after I set up a rule like you have i received a spam message with matced excactly.

- It had a .gif
- I was multipart/related (Raw source read: Content-Type: multipart/related;)
- Was not in my address book

â€¦but Mail didnâ€™t catch it. I found it was the Content-Type because as I deleted that condition Mail caught it.

Any idea why ?”

Here is my guess. You did not include a “Stop Evaluating Rules” at the end, which actually should be added to the example above. What may be happening is that a subsequent rule is overriding the actions of this rule. Hope that helps.

By: flec

flec — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:02:43 +0000

I use JunkMatcher (free, PPC only) and it has now learn to effectively catch all those image spams as well.

By: tobias s buckell

tobias s buckell — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:32:36 +0000

Dude, best Christmas gift I’ve gotten yet! Thank you so much.

By: Richard5

Richard5 — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:54:36 +0000

I don’t have image spam because I use DSpam, it is learning very quickly in adapting. Together with the standard Junk rules in my mail program they train each other and are a perfect solution I’m almost 99% free of spam. The only issue might be is that you need to run your own mailserver…

By: Sigurdur Armannsson

Sigurdur Armannsson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:01:06 +0000

I have tried at least two other versions of similar rules to catch those boring spam messages. Then I tried for SpamSieve for two weeks and after it had cought every one of this kind of spam I bought it. I feel like a free man again. It’s even fun to get spam now and see it stashed in one folder called Spam without me hardly moving a finger.

By: The Plaid Cow

The Plaid Cow — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:04:17 +0000

At the bottom of the rules drop down you can “Edit Header List…” and add it.

By: Miller

Miller — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:05:29 +0000

I don’t have an option for Content-Type in the selecting the rules. The only option I have for Content is Message Content and then whether it Contains, Does Not Contain, Begins With, Ends With, or Is Equal To. I’m running version 2.1 (752/752.2) under OS X 10.4.7. Checks for software updates reveal there are none.

By: Torben

Torben — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:42:05 +0000

Thanks

Just minutes after I set up a rule like you have i received a spam message with matced excactly.

- It had a .gif
- I was multipart/related (Raw source read: Content-Type: multipart/related;)
- Was not in my address book

…but Mail didn’t catch it. I found it was the Content-Type because as I deleted that condition Mail caught it.

Any idea why ?