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I'm a flask developer but even so I would use PHP for this. There are a million php-based contact form scripts on the web and configuring caddy to use PHP will be easier than python/flask.
As for the sending email part - don't run a smtp server locally, too much hassle. Smtp2go has a free tier which will be fine.
Oooooh, that smtp2go looks really nice. I am going to put this on my to-do list and check it out soon. Thanks!
the form itself is easy, it's the bot detection and spam prevention that's hard. on my own sites, i've given-in and use the highest-level recaptcha, a hidden form field triggered by bots but not humans, and a server-side script for the mailing that also has some spam detection routines. they still get through, but far less often than a naked form would.
if you're satisfied with your existing comments function, can you simply enable comments on your 'contact' page and hide them from public view?
if you’re satisfied with your existing comments function, can you simply enable comments on your ‘contact’ page and hide them from public view?
I was also struggling with DNS issues all day so this is what I am putting in place for now. Yah, good enough is good enough. Thanks for the idea.
I have used opnform with success. Have tried a bunch others, but this one worked well for me. It sounds like your use case is almost the same as mine.
Awesome selfhosted lists https://github.com/heyform/heyform as a possibility.
OK, that's amazing but also probably more than I need. My form just has like three fields. But thanks for the idea.
Wordpress?
Maybe overkill but will allow for anything you want in the future.
Don't really want to completely re-do my web site, but thanks.
You could provide a (separate) email address for that and hope spam detection is good enough. You can use <a href="mailto:me@example.com?subject=Direct mail message from PAGE">mail me</a> to have them open their mail client. It is wise to provide the address visually too and you might ask them to include something in the subject so you can filter out mailing list spam easily.
Maybe something on this list would meet your needs:
Not quite what I need, but thanks