Sweep Gmail spam folder for real business mail
The author has Grok Bot open Gmail in the browser, read the spam folder and flag legitimate mail like affiliate replies and payment notices.
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- What they did
- The author connected the Google Workspace accounts for two businesses to Grok Bot, which reads, triages and drafts but does not send. Because it drives a real browser, it opens Gmail like a person, goes into the spam folder, reads the messages and flags real ones. Typing credentials is left to the author, who takes over the screen for that.
- How it went
- In the first month it found 48 real messages in spam, including a network approval the author had been chasing for two weeks.
- Worth knowing
- Every bot shares one cloud computer and its logins, so the author recommends a separate account per business entity. The weekly usage allowance is also unpublished, so costs are hard to predict.
Try it yourself with Grok Bot
Open Gmail in the browser, go to the spam folder, and read the messages from the last [number] days. Make a list of any that look like legitimate business mail, such as [replies from partners, payment notices, customer messages], with sender, subject, and why you think each is real. Don't move, delete, or reply to anything; just give me the list so I can decide.
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Source: aliakbarfakhri.com · Undated
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