Re: [WebDNA] Captcha question (and free code)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2009
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 103468
interpreted = N
texte = --Boundary-00=_9dWlK87MeFKox4E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Of course, all CAPTCHAs are worthless against an actual > human being. Many of my sites get comment spam that's > actually posted by a human. I think this is may be because some spammers are hiring cheap 3rd world labor to post such spam. My client asked me to implement my new system on one form on his site -- the most used form -- to see if it will prevent spammers from getting in. If it works we will implement it on all forms on the site, but I have my doubts that it's going to work as well as the old system ... I personally prefer my old confirmation email system because it forces the visitor to use a valid email address in the form so he can receive the confirmation email, and spammers have never done this so I know it works. Unfortunately the client is disturbed by the occasional email he gets from a valid visitor who cannot seem to receive (or find) the confirmation email the server sends him. If it were my business I would not be bothered by such trivial issues since the confirmation email system has prevented spam 100% of the time ... but I'm not the boss so if he wants me to use a webdna-based captcha like the one I posted then so be it! Sincerely, Ken Grome --Boundary-00=_9dWlK87MeFKox4E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Of course, all CAPTCHAs are worthless against an actual
> human being. Many of my sites get comment spam that's
> actually posted by a human.
I think this is may be because some spammers are hiring cheap 3rd world labor to post such spam.
My client asked me to implement my new system on one form on his site -- the most used form -- to see if it will prevent spammers from getting in. If it works we will implement it on all forms on the site, but I have my doubts that it's going to work as well as the old system ...
I personally prefer my old confirmation email system because it forces the visitor to use a valid email address in the form so he can receive the confirmation email, and spammers have never done this so I know it works.
Unfortunately the client is disturbed by the occasional email he gets from a valid visitor who cannot seem to receive (or find) the confirmation email the server sends him.
If it were my business I would not be bothered by such trivial issues since the confirmation email system has prevented spam 100% of the time ... but I'm not the boss so if he wants me to use a webdna-based captcha like the one I posted then so be it!
Sincerely,
Ken Grome
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--Boundary-00=_9dWlK87MeFKox4E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Of course, all CAPTCHAs are worthless against an actual > human being. Many of my sites get comment spam that's > actually posted by a human. I think this is may be because some spammers are hiring cheap 3rd world labor to post such spam. My client asked me to implement my new system on one form on his site -- the most used form -- to see if it will prevent spammers from getting in. If it works we will implement it on all forms on the site, but I have my doubts that it's going to work as well as the old system ... I personally prefer my old confirmation email system because it forces the visitor to use a valid email address in the form so he can receive the confirmation email, and spammers have never done this so I know it works. Unfortunately the client is disturbed by the occasional email he gets from a valid visitor who cannot seem to receive (or find) the confirmation email the server sends him. If it were my business I would not be bothered by such trivial issues since the confirmation email system has prevented spam 100% of the time ... but I'm not the boss so if he wants me to use a webdna-based captcha like the one I posted then so be it! Sincerely, Ken Grome --Boundary-00=_9dWlK87MeFKox4E Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Of course, all CAPTCHAs are worthless against an actual
> human being. Many of my sites get comment spam that's
> actually posted by a human.
I think this is may be because some spammers are hiring cheap 3rd world labor to post such spam.
My client asked me to implement my new system on one form on his site -- the most used form -- to see if it will prevent spammers from getting in. If it works we will implement it on all forms on the site, but I have my doubts that it's going to work as well as the old system ...
I personally prefer my old confirmation email system because it forces the visitor to use a valid email address in the form so he can receive the confirmation email, and spammers have never done this so I know it works.
Unfortunately the client is disturbed by the occasional email he gets from a valid visitor who cannot seem to receive (or find) the confirmation email the server sends him.
If it were my business I would not be bothered by such trivial issues since the confirmation email system has prevented spam 100% of the time ... but I'm not the boss so if he wants me to use a webdna-based captcha like the one I posted then so be it!
Sincerely,
Ken Grome
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Kenneth Grome
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