Foreign spammer problem documented

Undertoad · 06-24-2008, 12:46 AM

The settings were always in there, but I wasn't aware that they'd make this much of a difference. Once the spam problem became intolerable I started looking into what people were doing to prevent it.

Skunks · 06-24-2008, 02:21 AM

Started thinking about captchas, all "build a better mousetrap." Except I don't want the sort of people who want a better captcha at my door.

Came across reCAPTCHA, where CMU gives you two words (one known, one unknown), and in turn uses you to fill the gaps in the OCR software they have processing old books.

I feel as though it might be 'nifty social work' at the cost of 'extreme security.' But it's free.

06-24-2008, 12:46 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The settings were always in there, but I wasn't aware that they'd make this much of a difference. Once the spam problem became intolerable I started looking into what people were doing to prevent it.

06-24-2008, 02:21 AM	#2
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	Started thinking about captchas, all "build a better mousetrap." Except I don't want the sort of people who want a better captcha at my door. Came across reCAPTCHA, where CMU gives you two words (one known, one unknown), and in turn uses you to fill the gaps in the OCR software they have processing old books. I feel as though it might be 'nifty social work' at the cost of 'extreme security.' But it's free.

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