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Mail.app rule for Sender and subject name?
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RedStar
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Dec 5, 2006, 07:35 PM
 
I have been getting insane amounts of spam along the lines of:

Sender: Mike Richards
Subject: Heya Mike

Sender: Gabe Flynn
Subject: Heya Gabe

Basically the senders first name is always in the subject.

Is there a way to make a rule where if the senders name is in the subject and they are not in my address book I can send it to the junk folder?
     
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Dec 6, 2006, 02:59 PM
 
There should be.


Have a look in the rules for Mail. maybe check for apple scripts.
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RedStar  (op)
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Dec 7, 2006, 01:29 PM
 
Yes, I'm assuming it will need to be done with an applescript. Any ideas on how I would write one? It can't be too difficult to just have a script looking for sender = subject.
     
   
 
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