[radioblique]

Is there any way to turn off Mail's "New Mail Sound" for junk mail only? If there isn't there should be. And while I'm on the topic can anyone recommend a good way to stop junk mail on the server level?

thanks.

[cpac]

yep - you just need to change your rules somewhat.

1st - turn of the "new mail" sound.

Then, add a rule that does the same as the new mail sound, but put it *after* the junk mail rule.

I"m not on my mac at the moment otherwise I'd tell you my exact rules that work for this.

PS - this should be in the Software forum.

[radioblique]

Originally posted by cpac:
yep - you just need to change your rules somewhat.

1st - turn of the "new mail" sound.

Then, add a rule that does the same as the new mail sound, but put it *after* the junk mail rule.

I"m not on my mac at the moment otherwise I'd tell you my exact rules that work for this.

PS - this should be in the Software forum.

thanks for the tip. i'm testing it out now. I'll have to wait till i get some junk mail to make sure it work, but that shouldn't be long.. I get about 25 junk mails a day.

sorry i posted in the wrong forum, it's been a while.

[brainchild2b]

wierd my mail.app has never reported junkmail as new messages nor played a sound. Are you in training mode or something?

[cpac]

for "sailor" and any others that are concerned about the specifics:

Junk is the first rule in my rule set.
Next rule in an incoming mail sound. All it does is: If every message, play sound.

You can control which incoming messages play a sound based on whether you put the rule above or below the incoming message rule (I'm subscribed to several listserves and I don't want them to play either, so I just sort them into their respective folders before evaluating the sound rule)

[sailor]

Originally posted by cpac:
for "sailor" and any others that are concerned about the specifics:

Junk is the first rule in my rule set.
Next rule in an incoming mail sound. All it does is: If every message, play sound.

You can control which incoming messages play a sound based on whether you put the rule above or below the incoming message rule (I'm subscribed to several listserves and I don't want them to play either, so I just sort them into their respective folders before evaluating the sound rule)

Thanks, cpac. But I guess my need is more education about how to configure junk rules...did what you suggested (I have 8 separate "junk" rules), but I get a sound when anything comes in....my junk folder gets 50 to 60 messages a day...

I'll start digging for rules info...

[Art Vandelay]

You need to add a "Stop evaluating rules" criteria to any rule above the play sound rule. Otherwise, the play sound rule gets executed too for Junk.

[mattyd]

as far as stopping spam on the "server level" goes...

who is your ISP? you should check with them to see if they have software or a service that stops spam from getting through to you. i use earthlink. they have "spaminator" which, when activated, stops over 90% of my junk mail from ever reaching my computer. mail catches most of what does come through. usually i wind up with a handful of junk messages eah day (as opposed to probably over a hundred per day that i'd be receiving without spaminator and mail's junk filter).

[cpac]

Originally posted by sailor:
(I have 8 separate "junk" rules

There's your problem.

I was just referring to the "Junk" rule that appears when you tell Mail to run it's built in junk filtering. This rule, I believe, automatically incorporates a "stop evaluating rules" into it, and so you'd have to make sure your additional rules include a similar "stop" to avoid having the sound play on every incoming message...