----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Portman" <>

> I have been getting a lot of e-mails from a form I put up on a
website
> (I mentioned this a while ago.)  I was wondering if anyone knew how
to
> insert a graphic that the user has to read and type what they see
in a
> box in order to continue?  I could probably figure it out
eventually but
> would appreciate some help.

It's called a Turing test or CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public
Turing to tell Computers from Humans Apart) and there is a PEAR class
for it:
http://pear.php.net/package/Text_CAPTCHA/docs/0.1.0/Text_CAPTCHA/_Text_CAPTCHA-0.1.0_CAPTCHA_php.html

haven't had to implement one of these myself, but there's plenty of
tutes out there for it. Need a subscription first, here's a good 'un:
http://pathtech.mirrors.phpclasses.org/browse/file/4148.html

cheers,

               Mark

MG Web Services
Web Site Hosting and Development
www.mgwebservices.ca


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