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Date Published
Author
Ryan Tomayko
Word count
194
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

GitHub has implemented changes to its email notifications to enhance the organization and readability of messages in mail readers by making them appear from the user who performed the action rather than from "GitHub," thus facilitating easier scanning and filtering. The subject lines are now topic-focused, helping emails to be grouped more effectively, particularly in Gmail, and easing the process of finding discussions by topic. Additionally, headers such as Message-Id, References, and In-Reply-To are set for mail readers that utilize these attributes for grouping, resulting in a more streamlined inbox experience with the ability to label, archive, and mute conversations as a group. These updates are designed to work across various mail readers, and users are encouraged to report any issues to GitHub support. Users can also customize their email notification preferences in the Notification Center.