True, there is a 1 and 3 chance. In the next release I want to put a failure limit in, so bots can't keep hitting it until they get it right. I suppose I could also add more images to decrease the odds.
The biggest advantage I hoped was to make it easier on the user. > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Traher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:21 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: ANN: CFFormProtect, new open source project > > what advantage does it have over the usual CAPTCHA method > apart from being > prettier? I would have thought that a bot would take its 1 in > 3 chance and > you would therefore not block the bots so effectively. > > On 10/24/06, Munson, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm releasing a new open source project, called > CFFormProtect (licensed > > under MPL). This attempts to be more user friendly than > the obfuscated > > text type of CAPTCHA. CFFormProtect displays three pictures, and the > > user is asked to click on the correct image. This is a variation of > > CAPTCHA I've read about, but haven't seen in use. You can see a > > screenshot and get the download at the project page: > > http://cfformprotect.riaforge.org/ "EMF <idahopower.com>" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ============================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:258058 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
