Comments on: Get Spam-free Email on your iPhone http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: nick http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157397 nick Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:48:41 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157397 I'm sure someone already pointed this out but the gmail address is exposed in the headers of the email, also people using outlook will see person@email.com on behalf of user@gmail.com I get around this by just setting up my SMTP server to use my ISP's email server with SMTP auth enabled. That way I am not sending through gmail. ok I’m sure someone already pointed this out but the gmail address is exposed in the headers of the email, also people using outlook will see

person@email.com on behalf of user@gmail.com

I get around this by just setting up my SMTP server to use my ISP’s email server with SMTP auth enabled. That way I am not sending through gmail.

ok

]]> By: Michael http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157353 Michael Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:56:18 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157353 Thank you!! It worked great EXCEPT... is anyone else having a new problem with the always bcc myself after setting this up. I am finding that reciepients are getting doubles of each email. When i turn off the 'always bcc myself' the problem disappears. BUT that feature (the bcc) is crucial for me. Any thought? Thank you!! It worked great EXCEPT…
is anyone else having a new problem with the always bcc myself after setting this up. I am finding that reciepients are getting doubles of each email. When i turn off the ‘always bcc myself’ the problem disappears. BUT that feature (the bcc) is crucial for me. Any thought?

]]> By: Billy http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157274 Billy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:56:39 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157274 Okay - I discovered something now (sorry for the string of posts) that may solve the probloem half of us are having. on the iPhone in the IMAP account information area I've entered an address other than my secret gmail address. When I do this the iphone DOES send from whichever default address I have selected on the gmail website even though I have "Reply from the same address the message was sent to" checked. When I change that setting back to the secret gmail address they are all sent from that address. Weird workaround but it's working now. Now I'm actually thinking of getting a normal gmail address and doing it from there so people will at least know it's from me. I normally use several email addresses for different businesses and not one takes precedence over another so this may be the best solution for me. YMMV - Billy Okay – I discovered something now (sorry for the string of posts) that may solve the probloem half of us are having.

on the iPhone in the IMAP account information area I’ve entered an address other than my secret gmail address. When I do this the iphone DOES send from whichever default address I have selected on the gmail website even though I have “Reply from the same address the message was sent to” checked.

When I change that setting back to the secret gmail address they are all sent from that address.

Weird workaround but it’s working now.

Now I’m actually thinking of getting a normal gmail address and doing it from there so people will at least know it’s from me. I normally use several email addresses for different businesses and not one takes precedence over another so this may be the best solution for me. YMMV

– Billy

]]> By: Billy http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157273 Billy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:26:56 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157273 oops - wait - I spoke too soon - I'm having the same problem as half the people - it send back from my secret address instead of the default one I've selected. oops – wait – I spoke too soon – I’m having the same problem as half the people – it send back from my secret address instead of the default one I’ve selected.

]]> By: Billy http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157272 Billy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:42:11 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157272 Great article!! I'm also using the option in the gmail settings/accounts window to check other POP accounts as I can't get in and set that account to forward. It works great! The iPhone lets me select a "send from address" so I can send from the correct address even though I can't set it up in the "send mail as" section. As to the posting above - my servers forward emails with the original sender's address in them. Maybe different servers act differently so check yours out. - Billy Great article!!

I’m also using the option in the gmail settings/accounts window to check other POP accounts as I can’t get in and set that account to forward. It works great! The iPhone lets me select a “send from address” so I can send from the correct address even though I can’t set it up in the “send mail as” section. As to the posting above – my servers forward emails with the original sender’s address in them. Maybe different servers act differently so check yours out.

– Billy

]]> By: Troy http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-157188 Troy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:34:26 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-157188 I was working on a similar concept when I stumbled on this article. There's just one thing I would do differently to alleviate some of the concern listed. Instead of "auto-foward" set you original mail to be "redirected" to the new gmail account. This way, you get the email from the original sender instead of from yourself. If you don't have access to a mail server in which to do this, then you may have to stick with the auto-forward. It's working great for me. Great article I was working on a similar concept when I stumbled on this article. There’s just one thing I would do differently to alleviate some of the concern listed.

Instead of “auto-foward” set you original mail to be “redirected” to the new gmail account. This way, you get the email from the original sender instead of from yourself. If you don’t have access to a mail server in which to do this, then you may have to stick with the auto-forward.

It’s working great for me. Great article

]]> By: superdiver http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156725 superdiver Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:32:51 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156725 so far it works great. if it continues to work I will just delete the older email off my iPhone and use the .mac acct (now mobile me) since it is all being forwarded to that account after it is filtered, thanks! so far it works great. if it continues to work I will just delete the older email off my iPhone and use the .mac acct (now mobile me) since it is all being forwarded to that account after it is filtered, thanks!

]]> By: superdiver http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156724 superdiver Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:17:59 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156724 ok, working well so far, BUT, i have 2 active mail accounts (neither are gmail)... I want to only get mail on my .mac acct, so what I am trying is instead of making a new gmail IMAP acct on my phone is simply forwarding my mail from the secret gmail acct to my .mac account. Does that mac sense? The reason I just dont use my .mac acct is that I have an email that 20 years worth of clients are used to and is very easy to remember. I want them to be able to email that acct, and it get forwarded/filtered (secret gmail acct) and then forward those emails to my .mac acct. But then when I respond from the .mac acct it shows up as .mac, not the newly disguised original old email that is now the secret gmail acct.... ok, working well so far, BUT, i have 2 active mail accounts (neither are gmail)…

I want to only get mail on my .mac acct, so what I am trying is instead of making a new gmail IMAP acct on my phone is simply forwarding my mail from the secret gmail acct to my .mac account. Does that mac sense?

The reason I just dont use my .mac acct is that I have an email that 20 years worth of clients are used to and is very easy to remember. I want them to be able to email that acct, and it get forwarded/filtered (secret gmail acct) and then forward those emails to my .mac acct.

But then when I respond from the .mac acct it shows up as .mac, not the newly disguised original old email that is now the secret gmail acct….

]]> By: Paul http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156422 Paul Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:01:14 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156422 This is so great! Thanks so much! Can anyone tell me...do I just turn the mobileme mail acccount off on my phone now? Because I'm getting notifications twice for every email received this way. I have a bunch of folders on mobileme that I'll need to transfer to gmail somehow. I was going to set up gmail in Mail on my mac. Then drag and drop them over onto the gmail inbox. Will this work?? Thanks again! This is so great! Thanks so much!

Can anyone tell me…do I just turn the mobileme mail acccount off on my phone now? Because I’m getting notifications twice for every email received this way.

I have a bunch of folders on mobileme that I’ll need to transfer to gmail somehow.
I was going to set up gmail in Mail on my mac. Then drag and drop them over onto the gmail inbox. Will this work??

Thanks again!

]]> By: Steve http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156418 Steve Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:26:47 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156418 Works like an absolute dream - thanks so much. Steve Works like an absolute dream – thanks so much. Steve

]]> By: Peter http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156381 Peter Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:20:14 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156381 Good idea which I actually do use for Gmail's superior filtering but bothering to make the email account something complex is a waste of time since I believe that info is available in the header of each email. I could be wrong but 99% sure that is the way it is. -Peter Good idea which I actually do use for Gmail’s superior filtering but bothering to make the email account something complex is a waste of time since I believe that info is available in the header of each email. I could be wrong but 99% sure that is the way it is.

-Peter

]]> By: No Spam http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156360 No Spam Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:48 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156360 Just remember your email is not private with gmail, esp if you have clients and are under NDA. Just remember your email is not private with gmail, esp if you have clients and are under NDA.

]]> By: Paul Abell http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156297 Paul Abell Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:08:26 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156297 This is great. Not bothered that with the secret bit because all I needed was the spam filter. On an old personal address of mine email on the iPhone was almost impossible to use due to volumes of spam and thos has completely corrected this problem. Thanks for the post Dan. This is great. Not bothered that with the secret bit because all I needed was the spam filter. On an old personal address of mine email on the iPhone was almost impossible to use due to volumes of spam and thos has completely corrected this problem. Thanks for the post Dan.

]]> By: Dave http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156291 Dave Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:37 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156291 There is one way around it showing your 'secret' gmail address - and that is use something sensible. Instead of using an unintelligible gmail address ie 'nobuggerwill guessthisone' - I've created one that makes it clear its from my mobile eg: 'FromJoeBloggsMobile'. Replies still go to your non-gmail account and are forwarded to your iphone via gmail - and remember the whole purpose of this was not to create a secret account so much as to use Gmail's powerful spam filter that the iphone doesn't by itself provide. There is one way around it showing your ’secret’ gmail address – and that is use something sensible. Instead of using an unintelligible gmail address ie ‘nobuggerwill guessthisone’ – I’ve created one that makes it clear its from my mobile eg: ‘FromJoeBloggsMobile’. Replies still go to your non-gmail account and are forwarded to your iphone via gmail – and remember the whole purpose of this was not to create a secret account so much as to use Gmail’s powerful spam filter that the iphone doesn’t by itself provide.

]]> By: Paul http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156290 Paul Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:34 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156290 I hope you still check this Dan. Back to step one. How do you get the email to auto forward to the gmail account. I can set the rule in Mail (mac) but that means it only works if Mail is up and running. Is there a way to get this to work when I am away from home, when I don't want to leave the computer running all the time? Mike's reply on March 8th 2008 implies that you can do this with your method. Thanks I hope you still check this Dan. Back to step one. How do you get the email to auto forward to the gmail account. I can set the rule in Mail (mac) but that means it only works if Mail is up and running. Is there a way to get this to work when I am away from home, when I don’t want to leave the computer running all the time? Mike’s reply on March 8th 2008 implies that you can do this with your method. Thanks

]]> By: joe http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-156059 joe Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-156059 Hey Dan, just wanted to say really well done! The method works great and further improves functionality. Ironically the mail I'm receiving on my phone has less spam than the filter on my home computer is providing. Thank you very much my man! Hey Dan, just wanted to say really well done! The method works great and further improves functionality.

Ironically the mail I’m receiving on my phone has less spam than the filter on my home computer is providing.

Thank you very much my man!

]]> By: Adam Trenholm http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-155280 Adam Trenholm Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:19:50 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-155280 My email address has been around for about 8 years, it's on the net, and all my clients have it. Desktop filtering via Outlook works fine, however when I got my iPhone, SPAM was killing me. This was simple and did the trick! Thank you kind sir! My email address has been around for about 8 years, it’s on the net, and all my clients have it. Desktop filtering via Outlook works fine, however when I got my iPhone, SPAM was killing me. This was simple and did the trick!
Thank you kind sir!

]]> By: Chris http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-155182 Chris Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:48:40 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-155182 I was having the same problem as some people noted above with secret email address also appearing as a "on behalf of" on mail sent from my iphone. I managed to fix it by changing the outgoing mail server on my iphone settings so it uses a different one. (ie turn off smtp.gmail.com and turned on my vodafone one, but you could use whatever you have avaliable) Hope that helps some people as this solution has been great for me in saving a huge amount of time by not having to deal with iphone spam email overload, thanks heaps Dan. Cheers Chris I was having the same problem as some people noted above with secret email address also appearing as a “on behalf of” on mail sent from my iphone.

I managed to fix it by changing the outgoing mail server on my iphone settings so it uses a different one. (ie turn off smtp.gmail.com and turned on my vodafone one, but you could use whatever you have avaliable)

Hope that helps some people as this solution has been great for me in saving a huge amount of time by not having to deal with iphone spam email overload, thanks heaps Dan.

Cheers

Chris

]]> By: john http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-155010 john Sun, 10 May 2009 21:52:47 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-155010 thanks for the great work-around. i just set this up on my phone and it seems to work great....however, i'm not seeing a copy in my "sent items" folder on my iphone...is this normal, or do i need to tweak something in order to retain a copy? thanks for the great work-around. i just set this up on my phone and it seems to work great….however, i’m not seeing a copy in my “sent items” folder on my iphone…is this normal, or do i need to tweak something in order to retain a copy?

]]> By: Mike http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154914 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:53:23 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154914 Guys who are complaining that your from email is not the secret email (secretemail@gmail.com) try replying to a test email and see if the reply is your regular email address. I bet it is. This trick does work, it just seems to not hide the sending gmail address for everyone. JD "For those who are having problems, you don’t deserve an iPhone…" Please go somewhere else loser. Everyone deserves an iphone. We hate mac snobs here. Guys who are complaining that your from email is not the secret email (secretemail@gmail.com) try replying to a test email and see if the reply is your regular email address. I bet it is. This trick does work, it just seems to not hide the sending gmail address for everyone.

JD “For those who are having problems, you don’t deserve an iPhone…” Please go somewhere else loser. Everyone deserves an iphone. We hate mac snobs here.

]]> By: Mike http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154913 Mike Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:43:47 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154913 Looks like about half of people who try this have luck. I suspect that different mail servers treat the outgoings differently. Looks like about half of people who try this have luck. I suspect that different mail servers treat the outgoings differently.

]]> By: Tanguero http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154881 Tanguero Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:01:45 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154881 It has stopped the spam. Excellent. It does send mail with an address of my choosing in the "from" field but only when I send emails from the gmail page in Safari. From the Mail app and from my iPhone all sent emails show the gmail address. More than one person above me has this problem. No one has an answer yet. I really would love to get this working properly, please help It has stopped the spam.
Excellent.

It does send mail with an address of my choosing in the “from” field but only when I send emails from the gmail page in Safari.
From the Mail app and from my iPhone all sent emails show the gmail address.

More than one person above me has this problem.
No one has an answer yet.

I really would love to get this working properly, please help

]]> By: MacQuid http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154782 MacQuid Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:35:46 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154782 Know what Dan... Saying "thanks" just once just isn't saying it often enough for how big a problem your idea solved for me. "Thanks" to you there's actually a USEABLE e-mail feature on my iPhone now! And and there certainly wasn't before. "Thanks" Dan Know what Dan… Saying “thanks” just once just isn’t saying it often enough for how big a problem your idea solved for me. “Thanks” to you there’s actually a USEABLE e-mail feature on my iPhone now!

And and there certainly wasn’t before.

“Thanks” Dan

]]> By: MacQuid http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154777 MacQuid Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:05:54 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154777 Works fine for me. Thanks 10**6 Dan! If the return e-mail address is showing your secret address, did you possibly put your secret address into the imap setting instead of: Address: Your personal email address (not the secret Gmail address) ? Works fine for me. Thanks 10**6 Dan!

If the return e-mail address is showing your secret address, did you possibly put your secret address into the imap setting instead of:

Address: Your personal email address (not the secret Gmail address) ?

]]> By: Ron http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154481 Ron Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:14:57 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154481 Thanks for this tip! Question: Server folders- If want to create folders to store emails for this forwarded account do I create them within gmail? And will they sync on the iPhone? Thanks for this tip!
Question: Server folders- If want to create folders to store emails for this forwarded account do I create them within gmail? And will they sync on the iPhone?

]]> By: Dean http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154287 Dean Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:46:12 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154287 This is awesome!!!! thanks This is awesome!!!! thanks

]]> By: gfunk http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154229 gfunk Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:22:08 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154229 shoot! I really want this to work but I am having the same problem as dobberj3. I can't get my responses from my iPhone to show up as from my non-secret account. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? shoot! I really want this to work but I am having the same problem as dobberj3. I can’t get my responses from my iPhone to show up as from my non-secret account. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

]]> By: dobberj3 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-154122 dobberj3 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:38:21 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-154122 Ok. I have followed the above instructions to a T. Emails being sent to my personal address are successfully being forwarded to my "secretnamethat nobodywillguess@gmail.com" address. However, I have not succeeded in sending messages from my "secretnamethatnobodywillguess@gmail.com" address, and having it appear that it was sent from my personal address. The address that appears in the "From" box is "secretnamethatnobodywillguess@gmail.com" . I'm a little confused at this point, because I followed the instructions. Any suggestions? Thanks Ok. I have followed the above instructions to a T. Emails being sent to my personal address are successfully being forwarded to my “secretnamethat nobodywillguess@gmail.com” address. However, I have not succeeded in sending messages from my “secretnamethatnobodywillguess@gmail.com” address, and having it appear that it was sent from my personal address. The address that appears in the “From” box is “secretnamethatnobodywillguess@gmail.com” . I’m a little confused at this point, because I followed the instructions.

Any suggestions?
Thanks

]]> By: Kim http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-153907 Kim Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:37:22 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-153907 Thanks so much. I'm so grateful to have found your article as I was spending way too much time deleting spam from my IPhone! Thanks so much. I’m so grateful to have found your article as I was spending way too much time deleting spam from my IPhone!

]]> By: Cecil http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/comment-page-1/#comment-153363 Cecil Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:26:05 +0000 http://macapper.com/2008/03/06/3677/#comment-153363 Brilliant! Works like a charm with my iphone. Great article! Thanks Brilliant!

Works like a charm with my iphone. Great article!

Thanks

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