How does one delete spam without first clicking on it and therefore causing it to open?

How do you delete spam without first clicking on it and therefore opening it?

I'm running 10.6 so I don't know if this works the same in 10.7 -- I would think it will. But if you double click the separator at the center bottom of the Mail window, thereby expanding it (the mouse pointer will turn into a cross), you can then single click and highlight a message without opening it. Next hit CMD-Shift-S, which will save the message to the location of your choice (I use the Desktop), where you can safely read it without ever having opened it. If you like, you can trash the message at this point.
Double clicking the same point on the window will return the window to normal viewing.
And, yes, it's a good idea to never actually open spam. Also, make sure load remote images is turned off all the time. An opened remote image is one way spammers know they've found a sucker and they keep it up. If you never open spam, it discourages further spam.
Opening spam may sometimes actually "do something." A friend of my wife just recently opened a message and it stole her address book. But maybe she clicked on a link inside. Don't know all the details.

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