hackszine.com — Here's an interesting thought. The flip side of "prove you aren't a robot," is "prove you are human." Though it's no easier to prove, at least it places the onus of proof on the spam bot and not your human guests. Use CSS and a hidden dummy email field to fake out the machines.
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jeroFeb 5, 2007
This truly is utterly ridiculous. Relying on CSS is just as stupid as relying on JavaScript. The only thing you'll achieve with this is making your website completely inaccessible.
cpuguyFeb 5, 2007
Only problem I have with captcha is those times when you can't exactly make out what the heck the letters are.
Closed AccountFeb 5, 2007
Wow I wrote about this exact same method last week. It has been 100% successful on my site for the past 2 months.<a class="user" href="http://www.rustylime.com/show_article.php?id=338">http://www.rustylime.com/show_article.php?id=338</a>
thailand1972Feb 6, 2007
merreborn, this method actually works on my sites - zero spam, and an increased number of actual humans using the forms because they're easier to complete without CAPTCHA. If a bot decides to screen scrape my page and get the field names that way, I'll know.....because I'll start receiving spam. Until that time, I'll continue to use a method that works.
chewie67Feb 6, 2007
"Easy enough that any moron can get the answer right in short order..."Unless, of course, they're a blind moron using a screen reader.Maybe accessibility isn't something your interest in...
obsidianreqFeb 13, 2007
Thanks for the advice! My website's spam seems to have ceased since using this trick!<a class="user" href="http://www.obsidianprofile.com">http://www.obsidianprofile.com</a>
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