The Setting Up Airmail section describes how to set up Airmail to filter your
mail using SpamSieve.
- The SpamSieve application must be stored directly in your
Applications folder, as shown in the Installing SpamSieve section.
- In Airmail’s Settings ‣ Accounts ‣ Mapping, each account must have
a Spam folder configured.
- Make sure that Airmail has Automation access to control SpamSieve (if
you are using macOS 10.14 or later).
To test that the setup works:
- When you receive a new message, note its subject.
- Click on SpamSieve’s icon in the Dock.
- Choose Log from the Window menu.
The setup is correct if there’s a log entry (near the bottom) that says
Predicted: Good or Predicted: Spam and shows the subject for the new
message.
If you don’t see the expected log entries for new messages:
- Uncheck Use SpamSieve in Airmail’s settings.
- Quit Airmail, and then launch Airmail.
- Check Use SpamSieve in Airmail’s settings.
- Repeat the steps above to test whether the setup works.
If you don’t see the expected log entries for new messages, please contact
technical support and explain
what happened when you followed these instructions.
Reinstalling Airmail
Sometimes it may help to uninstall Airmail, remove its files from your
Library folder, reinstall Airmail, and add all your accounts back.
Messages Classified as Spam But Not Moved to Spam Mailbox
If you see spam messages in your inbox, it might be because SpamSieve thought
they were good, but it might also be that SpamSieve thought they were spam but
Airmail was unable to move them to the Spam mailbox. To see whether this is
the case:
- Choose Log from the Window menu. If the log entries for the
messages in question say Predicted: Spam, that means that SpamSieve
did correctly classify them as spam.
- From Airmail’s Window menu, choose Operations. This will show a
log of Airmail’s actions, which may provide clues about messages that
Airmail tried to move out of the inbox.