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+id: TASK-1
+title: Wire contact form to Mailcow email relay
+status: Done
+assignee: []
+created_date: '2026-02-17 00:07'
+labels: []
+dependencies: []
+priority: medium
+---
+
+## Description
+
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:BEGIN -->
+Replace the mailto: form action with a proper submission to the self-hosted email relay API at https://email-relay.jeffemmett.com/send. Use Bearer token auth. Form should POST name, email, festival name, expected attendance, and message. Show success/error feedback to the user.
+<!-- SECTION:DESCRIPTION:END -->