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mail app filter .exe ?
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moonmonkey
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Apr 23, 2004, 10:48 PM
 
How can I get mail app apply an action to all emails containing an .exe attachment?

Any ideas?
     
Brass
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Apr 23, 2004, 10:56 PM
 
This cannot be done using Mail's "Rules" (filtering) feature. I don't know if Mail's script feature can be used for this, but the AppleScript (icon) menu in Mail can include your own AppleScripts, and Mail is very scriptable.
     
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Apr 23, 2004, 11:10 PM
 
you could adapt this, i guess
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