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<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&#8217;s behind-the-scenes magic moves good mail to your inbox unread, but your spam folder has only &#8220;read&#8221; messages in it, so you don&#8217;t have an unread message count to the right.</p>