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Suggestion: mass invite contacts using email contacts from google.

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Description

It would be useful for the end users, and beneficial to Keybase, to either:

a) at least sync our contacts from google contacts to keybase (ie, matching their email addresses to keybase usernames)

b) in a best case scenario, being able to send a 'mass invite' to ALL our email contacts from google contacts.

c) in the worst case scenario, allow us to create 'generic' invite links.

Currently, as each invite is crafter PER individual email address, I cannot even use a mailchimp-type application to my 8000+ email contacts.

The same could be said for things like LinkedIn contacts, etc.

Usually I wouldn't be keen to mass mail so many people, however as Keybase is far more than 'just chat' but also has a very clever secure file sharing mechanism, it would be beneficial for both keybase the project its userbase.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the existing per-email invite flow and how contacts are handled, then clarify whether the goal is Google Contacts syncing, mass invitations, or generic invite links. Done would require an agreed scope and acceptance criteria for the selected approach.

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Assessment

Domain
full-stack
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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