I have always thought that by putting some simple, readable ttext into a graphic (eg.apple) and asking people to type it in a space, that would work, but that does not stop the humans.. Gary "Philip Thompson" <philthathril@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9BF33458-4A91-4A23-BCB8-EBE13269F0F1@xxxxxxxxxxxx > On Oct 20, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Gary wrote: > >> NO I have not, I think my issue is I hate when I run across one, it >> usually >> takes me more than one try to actually figure out what the charactor is, >> so >> hence my disdain. >> >> >> GAry > > Here are some captchas: > > "What's three minus two?" > "Which word is listed first in the dictionary: apple, banana, pizza?" > "Add 4 plus 5" > > Create a list of simple questions that only humans can answer. I find > these to be less annoying. > > ~Philip > > >> "Paul M Foster" <paulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:20091020184001.GI3163@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 02:31:53PM -0400, Gary wrote: >>> >>>> I have several sites that are getting hit with form spam. I have the >>>> script >>>> set up to capture the IP address so I know from where they come. I >>>> found >>>> a >>>> short script that is supposed to stop these IP addresses from >>>> accessing >>>> the >>>> form page, it redirects the spammer to another page (I was going to >>>> redirect >>>> to a page that has lots of pop-ups, scantily clad men and offers of >>>> joy >>>> beyond imagination), but someone suggested I redirect to the Federal >>>> Trade >>>> Commission or perhpas the FBI. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts on the script and its effectivness? >>>> >>>> <?php >>>> $deny = array("111.111.111", "222.222.222", "333.333.333"); >>>> if (in_array ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $deny)) { >>>> header("location: http://www.google.com/";); >>>> exit(); >>>> } ?>Gary >>>> >>> >>> Have you tried CAPTCHA? >>> >>> Paul > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4534 (20091022) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4534 (20091022) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
