Posted by C. on 07/16/07 13:45
On 14 Jul, 01:15, "Kevin Raleigh" <krale...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Thank You
> Kevin
>
> "Virginner" <theDOT...@virginLOSEIT.net> wrote in message
>
> news:%fHli.26198$ri2.23603@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
>
> > "Kevin Raleigh" <krale...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:AYCdnRD_fJ1CKgvbnZ2dnUVZ_qWtnZ2d@giganews.com...
> > >I have seen alot of images containing letters and numbers that are
> supposed
> > > to prevent bots from auto entering data into a registration system, ergo
> > > your db.
>
> > > Is this something that I should look into?
> > > I am building a church site and I need to be very careful
>
> > It's called a CAPTCHA
>
> > By having one it can help towards having automated registrations.
>
> > You can write your own (it's not difficult) or get a free one here:
>
> >http://recaptcha.net
>
This just stops bots - using a verified email address will give some
(limited) verification of whom posted the message. Of course its still
easy to get an (effectively) untraceable email from hotmail et al.
C.
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