Spam/Junk mail elimination

Recently the junk/spam mail has increased tremendously. I've bounced, applied rules and it doesn't seem to help. I have Mail Version 4.5 (1084). I really don't want to continue to apply rules daily. Any ideas?

Hello Patricia,
You can relieve much of the pressure by following Apple's well written guide ...
Mail > Help > solving problems. It takes time and patience to go through it all but your reward will be seen in a much improved Mail.
One thing I noticed ... "I've bounced". This is generally thought of as an unwise practice. Most spam is sent out more in hope than expectation. The spammer hopes there will be someone to con at your address and the very act of bouncing mail clearly indicates the address is live. Just ignore and delete.
Hope this helps you.

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HT4865 Spam/junk mail

How can keep spam/junk mail from getting in to my inbox? Lately I've been inundated (on a daily) with spam.

Add your contacts to VIP folder. Quickly go through regular folder and if you see anything that you need move to VIP as well, delete the rest. Using VIP for contacts allows to concentrate on important. I have been using Hotmail like that, they allow to use inbox for contacts only and everything else goes to junk. Takes me one minute a day to purge through 50 emails, pull two or three that I need and delete the rest.

Spam/Junk mail--am I "sending" spam?

I have been receiving a large amount of junk mail lately--50+ messages a day. I also have been receiving a large amount of "rejection" messages from accounts that I don't even know from places all over the world.
From reading some threads here, it seems that an infected Windows machine somewhere that has my email address may be sending these rogue messages....
This morning I got a message from my mail provider stating that I have exceeded my "daily limit" on outgoing messages...I'm not sure if this was an issue with their server (an hour later it worked fine) or if my Mac is actually sending some rogue messages or if an infected machine is actually using my mail server/account to send messages.
Thanks!

Infected or not, no machine can actually send spam through your email account unless it has that account's password. The fact that you are receiving both lots of spam & lots of rejection notices indicates that your email address (but not your password) is probably on one or more spammer's "known good" address lists. These lists provide not just target addresses for spam but also forged sender ones to make spam look more legitimate to others.
Your provider probably imposes limits on the number of messages you can send, the size of each message, the number of recipients per message or per day, or some combination of these. If you are sure you know the limits for your account & have not exceeded any of them, you should contact the provider to find out why the notice was sent, since this may mean that someone does have your account password.

SPAM/JUNK MAIL

hi,
We are using exchange 2013 and office 365. all the configurations have been done well and we are up and running, however users complain they receive junk mails. i have enabled the policy in the content filtering i.e. apply sensitive word list and SPF record,
but still get junk emails.
i do not wish to apply policies, that will be block genuine mails as well.
kindly help me on this.
K.R

Hi,
I suggest double check the content filtering configuration if you sure the issue is caused by the content filtering feature.
I also find an article on Anti-Spam and Antivirus mail flow for your reference:
Understanding Anti-Spam and Antivirus Mail Flow
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997242.aspx
Thanks
Mavis
Mavis Huang
TechNet Community Support

Spam/Junk mail button

So where exactly are the "Spam" or "Junk Mail" buttons in iPhone OS

The iPhone's mail client does not include a junk mail filter.
With an IMAP account, you can leave the email client on your computer that is used for accessing the account launched and running, which includes a spam filter. You can store the account's junk mailbox on the server with an IMAP account. Any message received that is marked as junk with the email client used on your computer for accessing the account (and moved to the account's junk mailbox stored on the server) will be reflected automatically when accessing the account with the iPhone's mail client. All server stored mailboxes with an IMAP account are kept synchronized with the server automatically with each email client used to access the account.

A Ton of Spam / Junk Mail - How to Make it Stop?!

I'd say over the last two months I'm receiving about 3-4 dozen "spam" messages. When it started I had not done anything particularly "different" on my iMac that would have triggered this. I noticed all the spams are sent from various "mac.com" accounts and have a similar "look" (as if they created by the same designer but always different messages) if that is any help. For a while I "bounced" the messages (in the past this seems to have ceased such spam) but no dice. Last weekend I upgraded from 10.6.8 to Mavericks and again, absolutely no difference. In fact, I do not even see a "bounce" option in the Mavericks mail program anymore. My email has always identified these as spam but they are still floating around in my inbox "marked" as spam while some go into the Spam -- either isn't the issue; my issue is stopping the mail in the first place!

Chris Holub1 wrote:
I don't understand why all this spam is happening in the first place. I don't have a very active online presence...
When spam goes way up or way down a lot of times it is not directly about anything you personally did. Unfortunately that also means that you usually can't initiate any specific action that will stop it. Some examples for instance. One recent spam flood I determined to be related to a specific email address that I had given to one company, and that company's email database got hacked, so all of those addresses fell into the hands of spammers. In another case, I could tell that I got certain spam because a friend's computer got hacked and so her email address book was acquired by spammers. In both cases it was nothing I did. In both cases it was not about my "online presence." In both cases my email was in the possession of a trusted business and a trusted friend, not published in public, and it was what happened to them, not to me, that caused my email address to be leaked out into the wrong hands. There is nothing I could have done to prevent it, except to not use email to communicate with those trusted parties (not a realistic option in most cases). The only thing that helps is to use an email provider with a trainable spam filter that is known to work well.
The good news is that the spam level can often goes down on its own, although it can come back up later due to another random event.

Deleted junk mail keeps appearing

I have a problem with Apple Mail. There are several junk emails that I delete, they go to Trash, and I delete them there. But they keep reappearing in Junk Mail.
The dates on them are the original dates. It seems as if I can't delete them.
Has anyone had this problem?? Is it something "coded" in the emails themselves?
Thanks for any help!!!!

two of the gmail accounts (jeffersonculture and schwartzbeer) and the modwest account (BRNW).
I wouldn't have posted the comment if this wasn't happening. I've used the spam/junk mail filters directly on the gmail & modwest online accounts in question. I am still getting the spam on the Mail client.

How to never get junk mail

Help ^^^^

Greetings christopherfromnewnan,
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It would be great to never receive spam / junk mail. There are several strategies that can help reduce, and hopefully eliminate, the amount of junk email you receive. You can find some good tips in these articles:
iCloud: Identifying and filtering junk mail - Apple Support
iCloud: Why am I getting junk mail (spam)? - Apple Support
All the best,
Jeremy

Junk Mail Sreening dosn't flag spam

Hello,
I'm trying to get "Junk Mail Sreening" (as they call it in the manual) to work but having little or no success.
We're running on a 10.4.6 Server and configuration chnages have been made with "Server Admin".
First thing I did was enabling virus scanning which worked right out of the box, wih one single exception:
Infected mails won't get deleted as configered in SA but rather will be quarantined in /var/virusmails.
However what doesn't seen to work is junk mail screening.
Here are the relevant settings from within Server Admin in SA's plist format:
<key>required_hits</key>
<integer>5</integer>
<key>spam_action</key>
<string>deliver</string>
<key>spam_enabled</key>
<true/>
<key>spamloglevel</key>
<string>warn</string>
<key>spamnotifyadmin</key>
<false/>
<key>spamnotify_adminemail</key>
<string>[email protected]</string>
<key>spamoklanguages</key>
<string>en fr de</string>
<key>spamoklocales</key>
<string>en</string>
<key>spam_quarantine</key>
<string>[email protected]</string>
<key>spamrewritesubject</key>
<true/>
<key>spamscanenabled</key>
<true/>
<key>spamsubjecttag</key>
<string>* JUNK MAIL *</string>
which result in the folling settings within /etc/amavisd.conf
$satag_leveldeflt = -999;
$satag2_leveldeflt = 5.0;
$sakill_leveldeflt = 22.0;
$saspam_subjecttag = '* JUNK MAIL *';
$saspam_modifiessubj = 1;
I then sent myself ([email protected] in the following log) a GTUBE junk mail (see http://spamassassin.apache.org/gtube/) from a mail account in a different domain (here: mail.sender.org) which should trigger the recognition of that particular mail being spam and to take the appropriate action as defined in SA.
Here's what's in /var/log/amavisd.log:
Jun 16 12:10:58 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) ESMTP::10024 /var/amavis/amavis-20060616T121058-21817: <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]> Received: SIZE=1660 from mail.receiver.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.receiver.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 21817-01 for <[email protected]>; Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:10:58 +0200 (CEST)
Jun 16 12:10:58 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) Checking: [IP_of_sender] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>
Jun 16 12:10:59 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) p001 1 Content-Type: text/plain, size: 504 B, name:
Jun 16 12:10:59 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) WARN: all primary virus scanners failed, considering backups
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) local delivery: <[email protected]> -> <spam-quarantine>, mbx=/var/virusmails/spam-a2740fd1baff60a1aa0bfb88a79036d6-20060616-121058-21817 -01.gz
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) SPAM, <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Yes, hits=1000.124 tag=-999 tag2=5 kill=22 tests=GTUBE, NOREALNAME, quarantine spam-a2740fd1baff60a1aa0bfb88a79036d6-20060616-121058-21817-01 (spam-quarantine)
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) FWD via SMTP: [127.0.0.1]:10025 <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) Passed, <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, quarantine spam-a2740fd1baff60a1aa0bfb88a79036d6-20060616-121058-21817-01, Message-ID: <20060616101057.8DB8556A84@web2>, Hits: 1000.124
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) Passed SPAM, <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Hits: 1000.124, tag=-999, tag2=5, kill=22, 0/Y/Y/Y
Jun 16 12:11:02 mail.receiver.com /usr/bin/amavisd[21817]: (21817-01) TIMING [total 3276 ms] - SMTP EHLO: 15 (0%), SMTP pre-MAIL: 2 (0%), mkdir tempdir: 1 (0%), create email.txt: 1 (0%), SMTP pre-DATA-flush: 6 (0%), SMTP DATA: 1 (0%), body_hash: 2 (0%), mkdir parts: 2 (0%), mime_decode: 23 (1%), get-file-type1: 20 (1%), decompose_part: 2 (0%), parts_decode: 0 (0%), AV-scan-1: 2830 (86%), spam-wb-list: 4 (0%), SA msg read: 1 (0%), SA parse: 5 (0%), SA check: 211 (6%), update_cache: 1 (0%), write-header: 23 (1%), save-to-local-mailbox: 76 (2%), post-do_spam: 3 (0%), fwd-connect: 16 (0%), fwd-mail-from: 2 (0%), fwd-rcpt-to: 3 (0%), write-header: 5 (0%), fwd-data: 0 (0%), fwd-data-end: 3 (0%), fwd-rundown: 2 (0%), mainlogentry: 13 (0%), update_snmp: 0 (0%), unlink-1-files: 2 (0%), rundown: 1 (0%)
As ar as I see, SpamAssassin gets called and rates the mail as spam with a hit-rate of 1000.124 using its buil-in rule GTUBE (see line 6 of the log)
Since the hit rate is far above $sakill_leveldeflt, I would expect both addition of X-Spam-Deteced headers and modification of the mail's subject line, but not even spam-info-headers are added to the mail. The only header that gets added (and the only proof that makes me believe the mail really has gone through amavisd screening) is
X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at mail.receiver.com
Curently this looks like a major problem in amavisd but I have no clue what to do now.
horst

Does it help if you have this?
dfwserver1:~ root# postconf -n
always_bcc =
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debugpeerlevel = 2
enableserveroptions = yes
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
localrecipientmaps =
luser_relay = keith
mail_owner = postfix
mailboxsizelimit = 0
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mapsrbldomains =
messagesizelimit = 12582912
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,localhost,mail.dfwdesignsource.com,dfwdesignsou rce.com
mydomain = dfwdesignsource.com
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = mail.dfwdesignsource.com
mynetworks = 127.0.0.1/32,71.154.29.157/32,192.168.31.8/32,mail.allarycorp.com,allarycorp.co m,12.226.175.43,66.106.197.244,67.155.157.2,66.106.197.242,dfwdesignsource.com,m ail.dfwdesignsource.com,67.155.157.3,66.106.197.245
mynetworks_style = host
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = postdrop
smtpdclientrestrictions = permit_mynetworks rejectrblclient sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org rejectrblclient relays.ordb.org permit
smtpdpw_server_securityoptions = login,plain,cram-md5
smtpdrecipientrestrictions = permitsasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauthdestination,permit
smtpdsasl_authenable = yes
smtpdtls_keyfile =
smtpduse_pwserver = yes
unknownlocal_recipient_rejectcode = 550
virtualmailboxdomains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_domains
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/imap/socket/lmtp

Is there a comprehensive list of what X-Spam headers Apple Mail will look at when determining junk mail status?

Apple Mail has a preference to 'Trust junk mail headers in messages' but I can not find a list of what those headers are. By trial and error I've learned the "X-Spam-Flag: YES" will work (exactly that, no extra info), but I'd like to know what other options there are... particularly if I can send a score/rating back and have it look at that.
But I can't find a list of supported headers. The Internet is full of "common spam headers" and yet none of them actually seem to work -- and lots of people who can't get it working with spamassassin which is incredibly common...
So... is there such a list?

I'm in the process of trying to get this information for a client. Even with a paid AppleCare agreement, the only answer I'm getting is "look in the forums" and "look on the developer site" (although I have to give credit to the Tier-1 rep who's trying to help me.) The impression I'm getting is that they consider an exact list of header names to be proprietary information for some reason, and are going to great pains to try not to give out the information, but also to not create ill will amongst their customers by explicitly saying "that's proprietary".

Spam fighting Idea for Email Users-Beyond Junk Mail

I get so much junk mail I was hoping there was a way to automatically bounce back anything that got classified as junk. Then the important person who sent the email could use the old telephone for contact if they found they weren't getting their communication through. There would be an added bonus of all the emails that were junk would look the same (Mail Delivery System) and faster to delete.
Does anyone else think this is a good idea or is it just stupid.

Do you use this email address for public purposes, such as for online purchases, or for website access if an email address is required for access, or provide it for anything and everything when an email address is requested or required?
Do you automatically render all HTML received? If so, and a spammer includes embedded images or objects with HTML formatting that must be rendered from a remote server to be viewed, you are notifying the spammer that your email address is valid or "known good" causing even more spam to be received. When the Mail.app's Junk Mail filter correctly marks a message as junk when received, and the spammer includes embedded images or objects that must be rendered from a remote server to be viewed, these will not be rendered when such a message is marked as junk as a security measure. But this does not apply if such a junk message is not marked as junk when received, which is why automatically rendering all HTML when received is not a good idea.
Have you ever selected a link included with a spam message - any link, and especially a remove your address from the circulation list link? If so, you have done nothing but notify the spammer that your email address is valid or "known good" causing even more spam to be received.
Spammers sell/trade their "known good" email address lists to each other, causing even more spam.
If you have done any or all of these things, you have inadvertently and unknowingly added to the amount of spam you are receiving.
Once an email address is so badly compromised, it is impossible to get the cat back in the bag.
The best thing to do is to have a personal email address that is used to exchange email with family and friends only. Do not use this email address for online purchases, or for any other public consumption. Get a free Hotmail account that is accessed via webmail only using a browser to be used for online purchases and for public consumption.
A Gmail account is free, can be accessed as an IMAP or POP account with an email client on your computer, has webmail access, has an authenticated SMTP server so you can send messages with the account regardless the ISP being used for your internet connection, and Gmail has a good spam filter at their incoming mail server.
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I have long been confused by certain behaviour of Mac Mail.
When Mail identifies spam (on my Mac, at least), it marks it by changing the text colour in the preview pane brown and moves it to the Junk folder, as per my preferences.
However, I get some mail which does not qualify as Junk Mail or Spam as, according to the rules, it is from a previous recipient but Mail leaves it in the Inbox (or moves it, depending on my custom rules) and marks it by making the background of the preview pane brown but the text is still black.
If I click on this mail and mark it as spam, it then moves to the Junk folder. If I then click on it and mark it as not spam, it changes to the normal black text on white background in the preview pane - so there is something which makes me think that this is related to Junk/Spam. I have messed around with flags but they do not seem to have anything to do with this.
I really don't have a clue why this happens and have searched for years to find out without any success.
Any ideas?

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junk mail filter in yosemite doesn't work. from the flags, i can't find the 'mark as junk' selection. Formerly clicking on the email address in question would allow one to 'remove from previous recipients' which would help to filter out spam. I've adjusted all the settings under mail preferences, but that is not helping.

Hello Diane162,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that you would like to be able to filter some of the junk mail that you are receiving in Mail. The attached article has a lot of great information on junk mail filtering, including how to mark as junk and adjust the junk filter.
Mail (Yosemite): Reduce junk mail in your inbox
Cheers,
Joe

Mail refuses to accept any mails if i turn spam/junk filter on! Why?

Seems like something is wrong with my spam/junk filter.
Im running a mac os x server 10.6.2. By the look of it the server tries to speak with something on port 10024 but gets no contact which makes it stop any e-mails.
Someone made a suggestion that Amivis might be turned off but when reading the docs i found no additional information on how to turn it off besides using the enable buttons in Server Admin.
Any help is welcome!

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I'm still working with the security software people re: some continuing issues w/FF.
I'd like to spend more time doing my work, or communicating w/friends, not dealing w/software problems.
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