Re: Spam opinions please
| From: | Peter Ford | Date: | Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:55:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Spam opinions please | ||
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Ashley Sheridan wrote:
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> Won't stop a bot worth it's salt either, hence the need for more complex
> and confusing captchas. The best way to stop spam, is to use linguistic
> testing on the content being offered, which protects against bot and
> human spammer alike.
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> Thanks,
> Ash
> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
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>
Unfortunately, it might also confound someone who doesn't speak the language.
Admittedly, they would probably already be struggling with the rest of the site...
I guess locale-dependent captchas are a possibility.
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