I believe the correct term is morally challenged. :) -----Original Message----- From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Blocking Comment Spammers
> -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Winchester [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 2:14 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Blocking Comment Spammers > > That is a good point, but in most of our situations security is more > important than being 508 compliant. It would be nice if there was a way to > be both secure and compliant. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > >Just a thought. But how would someone who is blind be able to get the > code > >from an image? Being a webmaster for a government webpage, we have to > make > >sure that we are section 508 complaint. I just don't see how you can > include > >something like this that a text reader would be able to read and still > have > >the security? When it comes right down to it all a Captcha is a test that easy for humans, but difficult for machines. For sighted people the traditional image of distorted letters makes perfect sense: it's easy for people to recognize this, but nearly impossible for machines. It seems to me that a similar test could be done with sound for the blind easily enough: run a random series of letters and numbers into a text-to-speech engine and play the sound: the end user types in what they hear. I'd be surprised if there aren't already aural Captchas out there already. That would leave out those (few) who are both blind and deaf and need to use Braille readers, but a "contact us" could be put in place to help them as well. It's a pain, yes, but not an unexpected one. The bottom line is that this kind of security is required because a very small minority of people are complete and utter assholes. In fact that's pretty much the definition for any kind of security. ;^) Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189757 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
