Get user mail id by clicking a link in eMail

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I am using a link button in a mail which will be sent to different persons (Consider same mail server). If a user clicks from his mail, he will be redirected to a particular Web API.

I need to know "which mail user has clicked the link button?" from the mail.

TIA.

Posted 28-Sep-15 4:07am

Sathya_

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Sathya_ 29-Sep-15 2:03am

The email will be sent to multiple email id's containing multiple To and Cc's ,and the email contains web link. i want to know which person / from which email id web link has been clicked. Also, If I use a tracking Id, the id will be same since the same mail will be delivered to all recipients.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-28T04:22:00

The only way to do it is to send different mails, each of which has a query string containing either the user email, or an ID value which tells you the recipient.
The normal way to do this (often used for registration EMAIL checks) is to use a GUID or similar which cress references against you DB to resolve the USerID and / or email address you sent the message to.

Links in emails can't access user information because there is no processing in them to prevent phishing trips accessing your personal details.