diff --git a/controller/Root.py b/controller/Root.py
index cfee3e8..97cd0d3 100644
--- a/controller/Root.py
+++ b/controller/Root.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from Notebooks import Notebooks
 from Users import Users, grab_user_id
 from Database import Valid_id
 from model.Note import Note
+from model.Notebook import Notebook
+from model.User import User
 from view.Main_page import Main_page
 from view.Json import Json
 from view.Error_page import Error_page
@@ -39,9 +41,42 @@ class Root( object ):
     )
     self.__notebooks = Notebooks( database, self.__users )
 
+  @expose( Main_page )
+  @validate(
+    note_title = unicode,
+  )
+  def default( self, note_title ):
+    """
+    Convenience method for accessing a note in the main notebook by name rather than by note id.
+    """
+    # if the user is logged in and not using https, and they request the sign up or login note, then
+    # redirect to the https version of the page (if available)
+    https_url = self.__settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.https_url" )
+    https_proxy_ip = self.__settings[ u"global" ].get( u"luminotes.https_proxy_ip" )
+    
+    if note_title in ( u"sign_up", u"login" ) and https_url and cherrypy.request.remote_addr != https_proxy_ip:
+      return dict( redirect = u"%s/%s" % ( https_url, note_title ) )
+
+    result = self.__users.current( user_id = None )
+    first_notebook = result[ u"notebooks" ][ 0 ]
+    user_id = result[ u"user" ].object_id
+
+    note_title = note_title.replace( u"_", " " )
+    note = self.__database.select_one( Note, first_notebook.sql_load_note_by_title( note_title ) )
+    if not note:
+      raise cherrypy.NotFound
+
+    result.update( self.__notebooks.contents( first_notebook.object_id, user_id = user_id, note_id = note.object_id ) )
+
+    return result
+
   @expose()
-  def default( self, password_reset_id ):
-    # if the value looks like an id, assume it's a password reset id, and redirect
+  def r( self, password_reset_id ):
+    """
+    Redirect to the password reset URL, based on the given password_reset id. The sole purpose of
+    this method is to shorten password reset URLs sent by email so email clients don't wrap them.
+    """
+    # if the value looks like an id, it's a password reset id, so redirect
     try:
       validator = Valid_id()
       password_reset_id = validator( password_reset_id )
diff --git a/controller/Users.py b/controller/Users.py
index e4aedaa..b712d59 100644
--- a/controller/Users.py
+++ b/controller/Users.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ class Users( object ):
       'rate_plan': rateplandict,
     }
     @raise Validation_error: one of the arguments is invalid
+    @raise Access_error: user_id or anonymous user unknown
     """
     # if there's no logged-in user, default to the anonymous user
     anonymous = self.__database.select_one( User, User.sql_load_by_username( u"anonymous" ) )
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ class Users( object ):
       u"Someone has requested a password reset for a Luminotes user with your email\n" +
       u"address. If this someone is you, please visit the following link for a\n" +
       u"username reminder or a password reset:\n\n" +
-      u"%s/%s\n\n" % ( self.__https_url or self.__http_url, password_reset.object_id ) +
+      u"%s/r/%s\n\n" % ( self.__https_url or self.__http_url, password_reset.object_id ) +
       u"This link will expire in 24 hours.\n\n" +
       u"Thanks!"
     )
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_root.py b/controller/test/Test_root.py
index 1875463..9d16b88 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_root.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_root.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import cherrypy
+from model.Note import Note
+from model.Notebook import Notebook
 from model.User import User
 from controller.Scheduler import Scheduler
 from Test_controller import Test_controller
@@ -8,6 +10,17 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
   def setUp( self ):
     Test_controller.setUp( self )
 
+    self.notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"my notebook" )
+    self.database.save( self.notebook )
+
+    self.anon_notebook = Notebook.create( self.database.next_id( Notebook ), u"anon notebook" )
+    self.database.save( self.anon_notebook )
+    self.anon_note = Note.create(
+      self.database.next_id( Note ), u"<h3>my note</h3>",
+      notebook_id = self.anon_notebook.object_id,
+    )
+    self.database.save( self.anon_note )
+
     self.username = u"mulder"
     self.password = u"trustno1"
     self.email_address = u"outthere@example.com"
@@ -16,6 +29,11 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
 
     self.user = User.create( self.database.next_id( User ), self.username, self.password, self.email_address )
     self.database.save( self.user )
+    self.database.execute( self.user.sql_save_notebook( self.notebook.object_id ) )
+
+    self.anonymous = User.create( self.database.next_id( User ), u"anonymous" )
+    self.database.save( self.anonymous )
+    self.database.execute( self.anonymous.sql_save_notebook( self.anon_notebook.object_id ) )
 
   def test_index( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/" )
@@ -44,6 +62,43 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     assert result
     assert result.get( u"redirect" ) is None
 
+  def test_default( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/my_note",
+    )
+
+    assert result
+    assert result[ u"note" ]
+    assert result[ u"note" ].object_id == self.anon_note.object_id
+
+  def test_default_with_unknown_note( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/unknown_note",
+    )
+
+    body = result.get( u"body" )
+    assert body
+    assert len( body ) > 0
+    assert u"404" in body[ 0 ]
+
+  def test_default_with_login_note( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/login",
+    )
+
+    assert result
+    assert result.get( "redirect" )
+    assert result.get( "redirect" ).startswith( "https://" )
+
+  def test_default_with_sign_up_note( self ):
+    result = self.http_get(
+      "/sign_up",
+    )
+
+    assert result
+    assert result.get( "redirect" )
+    assert result.get( "redirect" ).startswith( "https://" )
+
   def test_next_id( self ):
     result = self.http_get( "/next_id" )
 
@@ -57,6 +112,7 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
     result = self.http_get( "/four_oh_four" )
 
     body = result.get( u"body" )
+    assert body
     assert len( body ) > 0
     assert u"404" in body[ 0 ]
 
@@ -77,6 +133,6 @@ class Test_root( Test_controller ):
 
   def test_redeem_reset( self ):
     redeem_reset_id = u"foobarbaz"
-    result = self.http_get( "/%s" % redeem_reset_id )
+    result = self.http_get( "/r/%s" % redeem_reset_id )
 
     assert result[ u"redirect" ] == u"/users/redeem_reset/%s" % redeem_reset_id
diff --git a/controller/test/Test_users.py b/controller/test/Test_users.py
index 590aa28..acb2714 100644
--- a/controller/test/Test_users.py
+++ b/controller/test/Test_users.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from controller.Users import Access_error
 
 
 class Test_users( Test_controller ):
-  RESET_LINK_PATTERN = re.compile( "(https?://\S+)?/(\S+)" )
+  RESET_LINK_PATTERN = re.compile( "(https?://\S+)?/r/(\S+)" )
 
   def setUp( self ):
     Test_controller.setUp( self )