By markconroy on
Does anyone know if it is possible to set the contact form to automatically send a copy of an email to the sender. I am running a community site (using Drupal Commons) that allows users to email politicians and many users (anonymous users) would like a copy of emails sent to also go to themselves.
I've recaptcha installed to try to ward off abuse.
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any thoughts?
any thoughts?
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Contact form
My version of contact form asks automatically if the sender wants a copy of the email.
Is that what you mean?
Is there not a checkbox saying 'Send copy to yourself?'
T'hanks Dawnieando
T'hanks Dawnieando,
This option is there for authenticated users, but I also allow anonymous users to use the feature so I'd like an option that automatically sends an email to these people as well. As it is, anonymous users have no record of emails they send.
Thanks again.
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Emails
Sorry about that Mark. I hadn't realised.
If I spot anything I will let you know. I'm currently poring over the modules so if I come across anything I will be straight back here.
Anonynous users - copy of email
Mark
I'm probably being stupid (it's one of my few talents after all), but if the user in question is Anonymous, how would the form know where to send the email copy?
I guess the logical response is to have the form ask for an email address, although that sort of invalidates the whole 'Anonymous User' thing. I guess it's the difference between 'Anonymous' ('I don't want to or can't tell you who I am') and Not-Authenticated ('I don't mind you knowing who I am but I don't have an account here/ you haven't enabled OpenID/ you have enabled OpenID, but I don't have any OpenID accunts').
In the case of a truly 'Anonymous' access, the site now has a record of an event where 'Anonymous User X' claimed to be whoever owns or uses 'Email address Y'. It also opens up the potential for abuse, since the 'Anonymous User' could offer any email address at all, including ones that aren't theirs.
As I said, I'm probably being stupid :-).
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Email address is asked for on form
The email address is asked for on the contact form (standard contact form). I want something that will automatically send a copy of the email to the email address supplied (the site is contact.ie).
I see where the potential for abuse comes in, and using the contact form used to be restricted to authenticated users only, but in the two years of the site, there hasn't been any abuse of the facility (I also get a copy of each email sent) - unless you count criticism of the government as abuse. If there is abuse, I'll set it to authenticated users only again.
I think it should be a standard feature that when someone is sending an email to someone else using a contact form that they have the option to have a copy of the email sent to themselves as well, and that this feature could be disabled at Admin >> Site Building >> Contact Form
Thanks for the help.
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Guilty as not-charged...
Mark
Sorry. Looking back, I think I had my 'pedantic little g*t' hat on and was getting anal about the difference between 'Not Authenticated' and 'Anonymous' - for which I apologise.
I know my (standard 6.x core) contact form has a 'send yourself a copy' check box, but again you're right. It's opt-in and not opt-out. So a user could easily miss it. Since different folks will prefer a different default, then having a configuration switch to modify the default (so you can either have an opt-in or an opt-out check box for a self copy as preferred) wouldn't hurt. I have, however, no ability to create such or know who to ask for a more authoritative view :-(.
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No Worries
That opt-in-opt-out feature/check-box is only available to users that are logged in. I'd like to have it available to users who are not logged in or don't have an account (anonymous users).
Thanks again.
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