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Ask HN: How AliExpress gets its recommendation as priority in Gmail?

2•RicoElectrico•2h ago
AliExpress regularly sends e-mails with recommended items. Somehow, they were able to hack Gmail's filter to make it always notify you instead of relegating it into "offers" folder. I confirmed with my friends they also experience this. How?

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RicoElectrico•1h ago
Now, here are two interesting bits:

1) They seem to change sender e-mails frequently

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