RE: [PHP-DOC] spam protection for user notes

How about this one, I've been experimenting with, uses plain HTML obfuscating the code with various css techiques. http://ren.dotgeek.org/ex/captchacss.php http://ren.dotgeek.org/ex/captchacss.phps Jared > > I don't think that the math-test would prevent much spam. > It's very easy to automatically read and solve these equations. > > Would a verified note submission (e.g. the user provides his > eMail- address and he gets a message where he has to click on > a link to publish his note) be a better solution? Personally, > I think that even that may be bypassed. > > Viele Grüße > > Sebastian > > Am 21.02.2006 um 12:56 schrieb Friedhelm Betz: > > > Derick Rethans wrote: > >> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Dan Scott wrote: > >>> Spammers suck. > >>> > >>> I would be in favour of implementing a basic mathematical > >>> skill-testing question a la Lukas Smith's blog at > >>> http://pooteeweet.org -- it is a protection method > >>> that is still > >>> accessible to the visually impaired, unlike classic CAPTCHA. > >> Agreed, spammers suck, but CAPTCHAs too. > > > > Yeah, I don't like CAPTCHAs either. Mainly for the reason Dan > > outlined. > > > >> Don't let the spammers win! :) > > Not at all ;-) > > > > What about: "basic mathematical > > skill-testing question" ? > > > > Friedhelm > > > > >