On 11239 March 1977, MJ Ray wrote: >> [...] There should be email confirmation, although I am not >> sure that's really necessary, if we provide a simple captcha. [...] > Please do not introduce eyesight, numeracy or general knowledge tests. > A literacy test might have some grounds (journalists), but in general, > captchas are worse than useless. > http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest#security
Captchas *DO* help, wiki.debconf.org spamrate dropped a hell of a lot since it uses captchas. > What benefit would anyone get from attacking the web form anyway? > Just avoid accidentals (email confirmation is fine, and probably a > good idea anyway if you want to be able to email them later) and all > should be well. email confirm is a must anyway if we go and sent mail to them... -- bye Joerg Ich will ein anderes Telefon, das hier klingelt immer! _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
