1. A method for performing an action responsive to detecting an event in a dead drop (DD) domain, the method comprising: receiving, by a node in the DD domain, a message specifying an event to be monitored and a specified action to perform in response to detecting an occurrence of the specified event, wherein the specified event is to occur within a second node of the DD domain; sending a notification request to the second node of the DD domain, the notification request identifying the specified event and including a notification address to which a notification is to be made when the event occurs, the notification address including a dead drop identifier (DDID) referencing a storage location in the DD domain and a token associated with the DDID detecting the occurrence of the specified event within the DD domain, wherein detecting the occurrence of the specified event within the DD domain comprises receiving a notification message from the second node indicating that the specified event occurred at the second node, the second node using the token to write the notification message to the storage location referenced by the DDID; and performing the specified action in response to detecting the occurrence of the specified event within the DD domain.