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unix:osx:automator_send_to_spam [2012/04/12 02:56]
ben
unix:osx:automator_send_to_spam [2012/09/06 05:16]
ben [Spam reports via Automator/AppleScript]
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 +====== Spam reports via Automator/​AppleScript ======
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 +This is an Automator script to generate spam report emails utilizing some AppleScript code.  Open it with Automator, change the recipient address, install it as a service, and set a keyboard short-cut (I use fn+ctl+alt+command+S).
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 +Here is the file: {{:​unix:​osx:​send_to_spam_via_applescript.zip|send_to_spam_via_applescript.zip}}
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 +----
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 +===== previous/​worse version =====
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 This is an Automator Service that sends the full source of a selected Mail message to the address of your choice (like spam@myISP.foo). This is an Automator Service that sends the full source of a selected Mail message to the address of your choice (like spam@myISP.foo).
  
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 Here is the file: {{:​undefined:​send_to_spam.zip|Send to Spam}} Here is the file: {{:​undefined:​send_to_spam.zip|Send to Spam}}
  
-<note important>​**WARNING:​** Since this uses keyboard short-cuts for cut & paste, and relies on a previously selected message- there can be problems. ​ I deleted all my messages with it once, so use with caution.</​note>​+<note important>​**WARNING:​** Since this uses keyboard short-cuts for cut & paste, and relies on a previously selected message- there can be problems. ​ I deleted all my messages with it once, so use with caution.  The timing of the keyboard short-cuts (follow me's) seems to be key- the slower the better- so there'​s a 1 sec initial pause after selecting the messages.</​note>​
  
 To make the process less dangerous, I removed the message send and message deletion short-cuts at the end of the workflow. ​ To re-instate them, simply run a "​follow-me"​ for Shift+Command+D to send, and another for Command+Delete to delete the selected message. To make the process less dangerous, I removed the message send and message deletion short-cuts at the end of the workflow. ​ To re-instate them, simply run a "​follow-me"​ for Shift+Command+D to send, and another for Command+Delete to delete the selected message.
  
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