Jan 9 2006
I never thought I'd evern actually type this into ColdFusion Comment:
<!--- Check to see if they're human --->
I just bought the Captcha component from Alagad which allows you to show one of those fancy images that machines can't read so you can verify that the "person" submiting your form is indeed an air-breather. Definitely worth the money so far.
Jan 9, 2006 at 11:11 AM Looks good, as long as you never want a blind person to be able to submit the form.
Daniel Short Says:
Jan 9, 2006 at 11:11 AM Yes, the Captcha by itself is completely inaccessible (by it's nature it *must* be inaccessible to stop automated submission). There are ways around it that I'm working on so that people with less than perfect vision can use it. I won't leave them high and dry :).
Jan 9, 2006 at 11:12 AM Your comment should read "Make sure they're human and not blind"
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Daniel Short Says:
Jan 9, 2006 at 11:12 AM Yep, I have plans for that :).
Dan
Jan 9, 2006 at 1:49 PM Dan - First off, thanks for purchasing the Captcha component! It's people like you who keep my family fed. Thanks!
Beyond that, I've been considering ways to do an auditory captcha component. Obviously, that wouldn't solve the problem if your audience is blind and deaf, but either/or could get though.
Anyhow, I welcome any feedback than anyone wants to offer.
Doug Hughes - Alagad.com/DougHughes.net
Daniel Short Says:
Jan 9, 2006 at 1:49 PM Good to hear Doug, so far I'm likin' it. Very easy to use and get running.
Feb 10, 2006 at 3:07 PM do you know of any good Captcha code for classic ASP? Some moron is dumping ~20 spams/day in the guestbooks of a couple of sites I manage.
Daniel Short Says:
Feb 10, 2006 at 3:07 PM Sorry Jeff. I don't do much new ASP development any more, so I'm not sure of any asp Captcha components.