Re: Trashing unwanted attachments
*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* I actually rewrote the delete vcard attachments for my remove listed attachements. I sent it to Patrick separately as I don't think the list does attachments. -- Andy Fragen On Sun, Aug 31, 2003, Marlyse Comte said: I re-checked the Applescripts page but couldn't find either sweep attachments or remove listed attachments. But, I'm going to modify one of the scripts that come with PM - delete vcard attachments - which I had overlooked, and that should work. Yes, that should work. Actually I had delete vcard attachments in my mind when responding to your question but missed it when glanced over my available scripts.
Re(2): Trashing unwanted attachments
I re-checked the Applescripts page but couldn't find either sweep attachments or remove listed attachments. But, I'm going to modify one of the scripts that come with PM - delete vcard attachments - which I had overlooked, and that should work. Yes, that should work. Actually I had delete vcard attachments in my mind when responding to your question but missed it when glanced over my available scripts. ---marlyse
Re: Trashing unwanted attachments
Hi, Thanks Marlyse, Andy and Bob for the info/suggestions. I re-checked the Applescripts page but couldn't find either sweep attachments or remove listed attachments. But, I'm going to modify one of the scripts that come with PM - delete vcard attachments - which I had overlooked, and that should work. Bob I might also try your suggestion as it saves downloading all this garbage. Thanks again. Patrick On Sat, Aug 30 and Sun, Aug 31, 2003 Marlyse Comte wrote there is already an apple script for doing so, you just add the type of attachments you want trashed. it is called sweep attachments and can be gotten of the pm apple script depository (see power mails site or power mails faq via help/menubar for the link) Andy Fragen wrote I've written a script that does just that and a bit more. It will remove any named attachment and if you keep Spam to a folder to train SpamSieve it will remove graphics (.gif, .jpg, etc) from your attachment. I can't remember if I've sent it in to Wayne for the archive. It's called Remove Listed Attachments. If it's not there let me know and I'll send it along. Bob Moody wrote I have handled this problem by going into my mailbox on my isp using webmail... The neat thing is that you have NO download time for the messages you don't want.
Re: Trashing unwanted attachments
I have handled this problem by going into my mailbox on my isp using webmail. Most isp's have this available. I look into the mailbox in Safari using webmail. Then I select all then I unselect just the messages I want to download. Then I hit the delete button in webmail. Then I sign out of my mailbox and switch to Powermail and download the remaining contents of the mailbox. Usually I have about 80 messages in the box every 4 hours or so. I end up downloading 3-4 and trashing the rest. My isp does have a spam filter and I have it set to flag but not delete, since it wants to delete my daily weather.com info. The whole thing takes from 30 seconds to a minute to screen 80 messages. By selecting all and then looking through and unchecking the ones you want you can sift quickly. The neat thing is that you have NO download time for the messages you don't want. If your isp does not offer webmail, Pandamail.net is a good one. - Bob Moody [EMAIL PROTECTED] 936 Frog Pond Road Staunton VA 24401 800-326-9192 www.bobmoody.org Replying to message quoted at the bottom of this message. (Scroll down below signature lines.) Sat, 30 Aug 2003 21:40:00 +0200 Hi, I'm trying to find a way to have emails with a specific type of attachment - in this case the .pif and .src attachments sent with emails from virus infected PCs - go directly to the trash when I receive them. A filter and/or script seems the answer, but I can't work out how to make one that would recognise a particular type of attachment (as opposed to a sender's name, an address or some content, etc). I've been receiving over 100 of these emails a day through work and while they don't harm my Mac, they are a nuisance. Any ideas welcome :-) I'm using Powermail 4.1.3 on a G4 running OS X 10.2.6. Patrick
Re: Trashing unwanted attachments
*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro* Patrick, I've written a script that does just that and a bit more. It will remove any named attachment and if you keep Spam to a folder to train SpamSieve it will remove graphics (.gif, .jpg, etc) from your attachment. I can't remember if I've sent it in to Wayne for the archive. It's called Remove Listed Attachments. If it's not there let me know and I'll send it along. -- Andy Fragen TiBook 400/384 RAM - OS X 10.2.6 - PowerMail v4.2b8 PowerMail AppleScript Archives: http://homepage.mac.com/wayneb/powermail.html On Sat, Aug 30, 2003, Patrick Blum said: Hi, I'm trying to find a way to have emails with a specific type of attachment - in this case the .pif and .src attachments sent with emails from virus infected PCs - go directly to the trash when I receive them. A filter and/or script seems the answer, but I can't work out how to make one that would recognise a particular type of attachment (as opposed to a sender's name, an address or some content, etc). I've been receiving over 100 of these emails a day through work and while they don't harm my Mac, they are a nuisance. Any ideas welcome :-) I'm using Powermail 4.1.3 on a G4 running OS X 10.2.6. Patrick
Re: Trashing unwanted attachments
there is already an apple script for doing so, you just add the type of attachments you want trashed. it is called sweep attachments and can be gotten of the pm apple script depository (see power mails site or power mails faq via help/menubar for the link) ---marlyse -former message(s) quotes:- I'm trying to find a way to have emails with a specific type of attachment - in this case the .pif and .src attachments sent with emails from virus infected PCs - go directly to the trash when I receive them. A filter and/or script seems the answer, but I can't work out how to make one that would recognise a particular type of attachment (as opposed to a sender's name, an address or some content, etc). I've been receiving over 100 of these emails a day through work and while they don't harm my Mac, they are a nuisance. Any ideas welcome :-)
Trashing unwanted attachments
Hi, I'm trying to find a way to have emails with a specific type of attachment - in this case the .pif and .src attachments sent with emails from virus infected PCs - go directly to the trash when I receive them. A filter and/or script seems the answer, but I can't work out how to make one that would recognise a particular type of attachment (as opposed to a sender's name, an address or some content, etc). I've been receiving over 100 of these emails a day through work and while they don't harm my Mac, they are a nuisance. Any ideas welcome :-) I'm using Powermail 4.1.3 on a G4 running OS X 10.2.6. Patrick
