Re: spam protection for user notes

On 2/21/06, Sean Coates <sean@caedmon.net> wrote: > Sebastian-H. Picklum wrote: > > Hmm, you are completely right. But it's still not that accessible for > > our fellow programmers who are visually impaired. > > I have 4961 messages in my PHP-Notes box that I simply haven't had the > motivation to check. > > Note weeding is a tedious and thankless task, so I'm all-for tools that > will make this easier. > > I like the CSS CAPTCHA, but it seems relatively easy to break. > > If we do go to a non-handicap-friendly (pardon my use of the word > "handicap" if it's not PC this week) solution, we could always add a > note along the lines of "Note to the visually impaired: this form > contains spam protection in the form of a CAPTCHA image. We're sorry > that this is inconvenient for you. To submit a note, please send email > to php-notes@lists.php.net, and we would be happy to handle the note > submission for you." to the submission form. > > The volume here would be minimal. > > S > +1 to "If you experience difficulty with the CAPTCHA image, you can submit a note by sending an email to php-notes@lists.php.net." There's no need to limit this option to the visually impaired; it's also applicable to Mr. Joe Text Browser. :)