Each email notification that GitHub sends contains header information. The header information in every email is consistent, so you can use it in your email client to filter or forward all GitHub notifications, or certain types of GitHub notifications.
Note
If you believe you're receiving notifications that don't belong to you, examine the X-GitHub-Recipient and X-GitHub-Recipient-Address headers. These headers show who the intended recipient is. Depending on your email setup, you may receive notifications intended for another user.
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From address | This address will always be the no-reply email address configured by your site administrator. |
To field | This field connects directly to the thread. If you reply to the email, you'll add a new comment to the conversation. |
Cc address | GitHub will cc you if you're subscribed to a conversation. The second cc email address matches the notification reason. The suffix for these notification reasons is based on the no-reply email address configured by your site administrator. The possible notification reasons are:
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List-Id field | This field identifies the name of the repository and its owner. The format of this address is always OWNER/REPOSITORY <REPOSITORY.OWNER>, e.g. List-Id: grain-lang/grain <grain.grain-lang.HOSTNAME>. |
X-GitHub-Severity field | Email notifications for Dependabot alerts that affect one or more repositories include the X-GitHub-Severity header field. You can use the value of the X-GitHub-Severity header field to filter email notifications for Dependabot alerts. The possible severity levels are:
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