Re: CAPTCHA system in webDNA
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2005
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 60802
interpreted = N
texte = Awesome solution. It bypasses all the hassle and is just as effective. Great job, Ken. Justin Carroll On 1/18/05 10:22 PM, "Kenneth Grome"
wrote: >> Has anyone done a CAPTCHA system in WebDNA? > > It's easier (and probably just as effective) to use a system that > described a numeric value in words, then just tell the visitor to > enter that value in numeric digits: > > "To stop the robots from submitting this form automatically, please > enter 'one two three four five' in numbers into the following form > field:" > > Then just generate the numeric string randomly and use a "numbers to > words" database to put the words on the page in between the single > quotes. Or instead of individual digits you could use a "numbers to > words" database that contains the full verbal description of all the > numbers from one to 10,000 and use those verbal descriptions instead: > > "Please enter the number 'four thousand two hundred seventy nine' > into the following form field:" > > if you use one of these two techniques it can all be done in WebDNA, > no images and no other special software required. > > :) ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Awesome solution. It bypasses all the hassle and is just as effective. Great job, Ken. Justin Carroll On 1/18/05 10:22 PM, "Kenneth Grome" wrote: >> Has anyone done a CAPTCHA system in WebDNA? > > It's easier (and probably just as effective) to use a system that > described a numeric value in words, then just tell the visitor to > enter that value in numeric digits: > > "To stop the robots from submitting this form automatically, please > enter 'one two three four five' in numbers into the following form > field:" > > Then just generate the numeric string randomly and use a "numbers to > words" database to put the words on the page in between the single > quotes. Or instead of individual digits you could use a "numbers to > words" database that contains the full verbal description of all the > numbers from one to 10,000 and use those verbal descriptions instead: > > "Please enter the number 'four thousand two hundred seventy nine' > into the following form field:" > > if you use one of these two techniques it can all be done in WebDNA, > no images and no other special software required. > > :) ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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