Posted by Dr. Bob on June 3, 2009, at 0:44:45
In reply to Re: Anti spam code on babblemails? » Deputy 10derHeart, posted by yxibow on May 17, 2009, at 0:25:35
> many anti spam codes (the squiggley words a human must type into a box to prove they're not a bot) have an audio component to assist those of us w/ visual impairments or those of us who are visually challenged.
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> zenhussyThat's a good point, the text was just a first step.
> Actually not roll-your-own but Vbulletin board type BBSs use Captcha(TM) codes only for those who haven't registered before, such as search or message functions.
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> Once you have registed with a board and established yourself as a member you don't have to go through this ... hurdle to type in hard to read "codes".That's a good point, too. Hmm, I guess the real problem wasn't babblemail, but email replies to babblemail. Actually, spam pretending to be email replies to babblemail. Which the anti-spam code didn't stop.
So I'll change it back. Thanks for the feedback!
Bob
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