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The idea of the notification form is to provide an option for a user to send you a quick message, after they have uploaded one or more files. This gives you notification that new files have been uploaded. It is not mandatory for a user to complete this form. You can provide additional instructions for users to follow, if you wish.
Droplet was primarily designed to go on a non-public facing webpage; like a page protected with the Sentry stack (which people can only access with a password). With this in mind, the Droplet notification form purposefully does not include any advanced spam protection. We are using a 'honey pot' system to provide moderate spam protection. The emphasis is instead placed on maintaining a lightweight and reliable PHP form mailer. A lot of people hate CAPTCHAs and these often require complicated setup and the use of intrusive tracking scripts in a webpage.
The Droplet notification form requires a web server with PHP Mail support. It is suggested that the email address you use to send the form to is one which the hosting company also manages. If for example your website address was example.com, then you would use an email address like hello@example.com to collect these notification emails. Note that it can sometimes take a couple of minutes between sending a notification and receiving it. PHP Mail does not work in RapidWeaver or MAMP.
If your hosting company does not support PHP Mail, consider switching the form type from 'PHP Mail' to 'Mail To' instead. This option sends the form data to a default email client or webmail application. It will begin a new mail message containing the form data. This form submission supports use of an obfuscated email address, therefore the email address can be hidden in this page from spambots.
Privacy laws require that users "tick" a checkbox option to give consent that their message will be sent and processed in accordance with your privacy policy. Droplet complies with this law, in that the submit button is only shown when the checkbox is checked. If you leave the consent message empty, this checkbox consent is disabled.
These notes can be disabled in the stack settings, after you have read them.