<p>I use the incomparable <a href="http://c-command.com/spamsieve/">SpamSieve</a> for my client side spam filtering, and it does a fantastic job. But, I have this compulsive-bordering-on-pathologically-irresistible draw to any folder in <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail">Mail</a> that has a dot with a number in it to the right, even if it is my spam folder!</p>
<p>Today, I figured out a remedy for this. In the SpamSieve master rule in Mail (the one that has every message moved to the spam folder), add an action to mark the message as read. SpamSieve’s behind-the-scenes magic moves good mail to your inbox unread, but your spam folder has only “read” messages in it, so you don’t have an unread message count to the right.</p>
<p>I have become quite the fan of Applescripting Yojimbo. This script takes the active web page, creates a new bookmark in Yojimbo for it, and then closes the tab.</p>
<p>The bookmark that is created in Yojimbo receives a tag of “to read” and is flagged to be deleted after it is opened. The logic behind this is to create a list of temporary bookmarks for later review. If I decide it’s worth keeping, I use my other bookmarklets to create either a permanent bookmark or webarchive.</p>
<p>You can download the script <a href="http://www.jamiephelps.com/file_download/2">here</a></p>
<p>UPDATE: I modified this script to work with OmniWeb as well. Not much to it, but thought it worth mentioning. Download it here. <a href="http://www.jamiephelps.com/file_download/9">OmniWeb2YojimboToRead</a></p>
