[Nfb-web] CAPTCHAS, are their days numbered?

[Don Bomer (Tex)]

Great information Peter, thanks for sharing!

I did want to say that the NFB link you gave has one too many gs at the end.

For those who might want to visit the NFB site it is http://www.nfb.org.

Warm regards,

Don Bomer...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <cf-talk at houseoffusion.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: [Nfb-web] CAPTCHAS, are their days numbered?


> ternoon everyone,
>
>    Here is some information I got from the CF-Talk List concerning an
> alternative to CAPTCHAS. According to what these folks are saying the Form
> Validation Program they used is far more effective in stopping spam bots 
> and
> doesn't negatively impact lapidated users such as those of us who use 
> screen
> readers for application and Internet access.
>
>    I want to commend the folks on the CF-Talk List for giving this issue
> serious thought and developing alternatives to the use of CAPTCHAS for
> protecting privileged information on Web sites and in other applications.
>
>    For those on the CF-Talk List the NFB-Web list is mainly for National
> Federation of the Blind Webmasters, and those interested in designing
> accessible Web sites and applications. To learn more about the National
> Federation of the Blind, (NFB) visit:
> http://www.nfb.orgg
>
>    Here is the information:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Chabot" <mchabot at gmail.com>
> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk at houseoffusion.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: CF CAPTCHA - need help!
>
>
> I agree with Adrian. I used the hidden form field technique, along
> with screening out "http://" in certain form fields, and it has
> eliminated 100% of the form submission spam without impacting
> legitimate users.
>
> -Mike Chabot
>
> On 4/16/07, Adrian Wagner <Adrian.Wagner at cbs.curtin.edu.au> wrote:
>> Besides the accessibilty issues with CAPTCHAs, I also find it a burden
>> put on your user that is not necessary. It's not their fault that
>> spammers abuse your form. They shouldn't be punished for it. There are
>> other solutions - simply dynamically named hidden fields already
>> eliminated 99% of spam on my site.
>> If you don't have issues with JS, then the following is a good
>> solution:
>>
>> http://cfformprotect.riaforge.org/
>>
>> Eliminated 100% of form spam in all the sites I've implemented it. And
>> that's only with 4 of 5 security levels activated.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
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