dadamssg Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 ive programmed a confirmation email to get sent when a user registers an account. Should i ALSO take the time to design a captcha when they are registering? is the confirmation email enough? what do you guys think? i hear of programs that create users continually and don't want that to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpf Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I personally find captcha quite annoying. If you're planning on distributing this application, then I think you should have the option to turn it on or off. However, if you're using it yourself, I'd personally make some captcha code, but only use it if you start getting spammed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadamssg Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 well its kind of a networking site...so multiple people will be using it in a specific geographical area. but thats a good idea, make a captcha but only implement it if the site gets abused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackpf Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Yeah. Well...I say captcha is annoying...but I can see why people would use it. The captcha I really do find annoying is when it's so obscure a human couldn't read it, let alone a program. Â But yeah, I reckon the option to turn it on/off is the best method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadamssg Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 different question: how important is making the captcha letters stretched or have a wierd spotty or striped image on top of it? i get realllll annoyed with those captchas you can't freakin read too. Should i even worry about it being not normal looking and just have it plain text? your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Well, if you make it too readable then computers can read it, but if you make it too obscure then humans cannot read it. Have you checked out reCAPTCHA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadamssg Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 i have no idea what reCAPTCHA is. This is the first time ive looked in/inquired about using it. is a pre-written script for a captcha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Google knows: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=recaptcha&l=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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