[GH-ISSUE #11] warn users about how sending test messages might be misleading #623

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opened 2026-03-14 09:49:16 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-14 09:49:16 +03:00

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Originally created by @ItsExtra on GitHub (Dec 4, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/11

I was making use of another similar service and sent myself a test message to troubleshoot. Then I got this very clever email in my inbox:

It appears that you are sending a test email through [another service] from your own email account. We want to warn you that many email clients, including Gmail, will hide these messages in your Sent folder, giving the false impression that [another service] failed to forward them.

I don't know what they do to determine this (maybe the word "test" in the subject with no body content?), but it seems like a very helpful thing to tell people.

(I am assuming the etiquette here is to not mention the competitor's name but that could be wrong; not my area.)

Originally created by @ItsExtra on GitHub (Dec 4, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/anonaddy/anonaddy/issues/11 I was making use of another similar service and sent myself a test message to troubleshoot. Then I got this very clever email in my inbox: > It appears that you are sending a test email through [another service] from your own email account. We want to warn you that many email clients, including Gmail, will hide these messages in your Sent folder, giving the false impression that [another service] failed to forward them. I don't know what they do to determine this (maybe the word "test" in the subject with no body content?), but it seems like a very helpful thing to tell people. (I am assuming the etiquette here is to _not_ mention the competitor's name but that could be wrong; not my area.)

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-14 09:49:21 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-14 09:49:27 +03:00

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@anonaddy commented on GitHub (Dec 5, 2019):

Thanks, I haven't heard of this with gmail before. This should not be an issue for AnonAddy as the email is forwarded on as a new message so shouldn't flag any messages like this.

@anonaddy commented on GitHub (Dec 5, 2019): Thanks, I haven't heard of this with gmail before. This should not be an issue for AnonAddy as the email is forwarded on as a new message so shouldn't flag any messages like this.

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