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I know we're not supposed to comment on voting, but... this has got to be the spammiest-looking comment to ever gain this many legitimate upvotes without being removed.

...Well done.

It's just the content of the text you put into your email to get it flagged.

Yes, we know

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I hope that was some kind of meta-comment.

The last part of the text is the Generic Test for Unsolicited Bulk Email (GTUBE), a string to test anti-spam systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTUBE

Yeah. Makes the rest rather unneccesary.

It's not universally recognized by all filters, and much less entertaining.

I know this is the myth that'll never die when it comes to email, but keywords aren't a big trigger for modern spam filters.

I sent an email from ProtonMail to Gmail and it is right there at the top of my inbox. I even put spam in subject line. Maybe Gmail knows I emailed myself? That is a scary thought.

The only difference is there’s an ad for protonmail at the bottom

#1 $$$ 100% Act now Action Additional income Affordable All natural/new Amazed Apply now Avoid Be amazed/your own boss Beneficiary Billing Billion Bonus Boss Buy Call!!!!!! free/now Cancel Cash Casino Certified Cheap Click here Clearance Collect Compare rates Congratulations Credit card/check/offers Cures Deal Dear friend/somebody Debt Discount!!!!!! Direct email Don't delete/hesitate Double your income/cash Earn Extra Expire Fantastic Free!!!!! access/money/gift Freedom Friend Get it now/started/paid Great Guarantee Hello Income Increase sales/traffic Instant Investment Junk Limited Lose Lowest price Luxury Make $/money???? Medicine Money Name!!!!!!! No credit check/experience Now Obligation Offer Only Open Order now Please Presently Problem Promise Purchase Quote Rates Refinance Refund Remove Request Risk-free Sales Satisfaction!!!!!! Save Score Serious Spam Success Supplies Take action Terms Traffic Trial Unlimited Urgent!!!!! Weight While supplies last Win Winner XJSC4JDBQADN1.NSBN32IDNENGTUBE-STANDARD-ANTI-UBE-TEST-EMAILC.34X

Spam filters often white list any emails comming from an address in your contact list.

When you send an email, said address is often automatically added to your contact list.

So if you ever a test message the other way around, it will be white listed.

How do I get a refund?