OT: (sortof) Captcha?

> Is there a way to perform a CAPTCHA test without PHP and its GD library?

> Is there a way to perform a CAPTCHA test without PHP and its GD library?
>
> Just curious.

> FutureShock escribi=C3=B3:
> > Is there a way to perform a CAPTCHA test without PHP and its GD library=

> >=20
> > Just curious.
>=20
> The PHP site does. When you add a note to the manual you have to solve=20
> an arithmetic challenge. It'd be quite easy to break but it works well=20
> enough for small sites.

<http://google.com/search?q=3Dfive+plus+nine>

> If you use your imagination, there're many ways to can anno^H^H^H^H test=

> your users apart from typing strange codes:
>=20
> - Click on the picture of the cat
> - Click on the red square
> - Click on the word that rhymes with captcha
>=20
> And getting back to your original question... You can always generate=20
> pictures without the GD library :)

> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:04:53 +0100, alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX@demogracia.com
> wrote:
>> FutureShock escribió:
>>> Is there a way to perform a CAPTCHA test without PHP and its GD library?
>>> Just curious.
>> The PHP site does. When you add a note to the manual you have to solve
>> an arithmetic challenge. It'd be quite easy to break but it works well
>> enough for small sites.
>
> I liked this approach until I found out all you had to do to defeat
> it was forward the problem to a google search.
>
> 'fourteen'
>
> php.net still sticks with it, though, so I guess it can't be all that
> bad.
>
> Some random Captcha ideas: display a string of random characters, and
> ask the user to type only the capital letters or type in the amount
> of upper-case X's, etc., etc.
>
>> If you use your imagination, there're many ways to can anno^H^H^H^H test
>> your users apart from typing strange codes:
>> - Click on the picture of the cat
>> - Click on the red square
>> - Click on the word that rhymes with captcha
>> And getting back to your original question... You can always generate
>> pictures without the GD library :)
>
> Thanks for sharing, �lvaro. The more creative the Captcha, the
> better, and those all sound pretty unique.
>
> Unfortunately, the more popular a method is, the more likely bots
> will be programmed to defeat specfic Captchas. Another thing to
> consider is the traffic load of your site. Sometimes, light-medium
> traffic sites don't need advanced Captcha.
>