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by Geee 2339 days ago
It seems that the term comes from here https://growth.design/case-studies/trello-user-onboarding/ and it means that you can add search parameters in the link, e.g. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/from%3A%40trello.co...
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fbelzile 2339 days ago
That actually sounds like a cool SaaS business idea on it's own.

Create an API to convert email addresses like example@gmail.com to links with custom search parameters like so: hxxps://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/from%3Aexample.com+subject%3AComplete+Registration+in%3Aanywhere

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ryanjm33 2339 days ago
The problem with this approach is that you assume the user only has one email address signed in. They might have `/u/1/` as their personal email used on your website. This could cause more confusion than help since this isn't common practice. (Plus you are assuming gmail.)
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markdown 2339 days ago
> Plus you are assuming gmail.

There aren't any assumptions. You use this method if the user provided a gmail address. Users of other email services fall back to the default method.

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Geee 2338 days ago
It's not just gmail, but G Suite. The idea is to look up the MX records and detect this.
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