Demo of Lake of Sunrise Email Tool for Google OAuth Verification
This video demonstrates the Lake of Sunrise Member Email Tool (gs.lakeofsunrise.org), a private bulk email sending tool built for members of Lake of Sunrise, a non-profit organization promoting artistic freedom across cultures (lakeofsunrise.org).
This demo is submitted for Google OAuth API verification.
The following OAuth scopes are demonstrated:
1. gmail.send — Used to send personalized emails from the member's own Gmail account on their behalf. The app never reads, stores, or accesses any existing emails in the user's mailbox.
2. userinfo.email — Used to identify the logged-in member and associate their sending jobs with their account.
3. userinfo.profile — Used to display the member's name in the email From header so recipients see the sender's real name.
App homepage: lakeofsunrise.org
Privacy Policy: lakeofsunrise.org/privacy.html
Terms of Service: lakeofsunrise.org/terms.html
The main functions of the app:
1. Sign in with Google — Users authenticate with their own Gmail account via Google OAuth to authorize the app to send emails on their behalf.
2. Compose or select email templates — Users can choose from pre-built templates or write a custom email from scratch, with the option to copy and save HTML for future use.
3. Copy-Paste and load recipients — Paste a list of recipient names and email addresses directly into the app, then click Load Contacts to import them for bulk sending.
4. Personalize with merge tags — Insert merge tags into the email body to automatically customize each message with individual recipient details.
5. Bulk send with randomized intervals — Emails are sent one at a time with configurable randomized delays (default: 280–360 seconds between sends) to reduce the risk of spam filtering.
6. Preview before sending — Users can preview the composed email before initiating the send, with a real-time progress bar to monitor delivery status.
7. Cloud-based sending — Once initiated, the sending task runs entirely in the cloud, so emails continue to be delivered even if the user closes their browser tab.