Save torrent attachments

For a while we’ve been using our fileserver as a torrent box. It runs Azureus 2.4.0 headless: without the über slow java GUI. To control it we use the very simple and elegant Azureus widget. This is also the reason it runs 2.4.0; it’s the only version working nicely with the widget.

This is great when you’re at home, but how to add torrents to the download queue when you’re not? Of course you can open your network and work with a web based interface, but it’s a security hazard and not everybody knows how dyndns works. This is how I fixed it: send e-mails with .torrent attachments to a dedicated e-mail address. Let Mail.app check this dedicated e-mail address every 5 minutes or so and when it detects a .torrent file, save it to the Azureus dropbox. After the break I’ll show you the Applescript code and the Mail.app rules.

First you’ll need to create the Applescript for saving the .torrent file:

using terms from application "Mail"

on perform mail action with messages theMessages for rule theRule

tell application "Mail"

repeat with oneMessage in theMessages

set {mail attachment:theAttachments} to oneMessage

repeat with oneAttachment in mail attachments of oneMessage

save oneAttachment in ("Macintosh HD:Your drop box folder:") & (name of oneAttachment)

-- please change the location above, otherwise it'll never work.

end repeat

end repeat

end tell

end perform mail action with messages

end using terms from

Now setup the proper rules in Mail.app (click thumbnail):

For a dedicated e-mail address you can create a gmail account for free.

Good luck!

Tags: applescript, mail.app, torrent