i don't think its a room mod per say, just the automated reposnse that
greets you anf makes you prove you are human.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A great change, and it's 98% perfect. Only issue is I still see bots
in some of the rooms. Also it looks as if there's a moderator in the
rooms? If we see a bot, anything that can be done proactively?
Again thanks for the hard work...
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<mailto:Yahoo_Messenger%40yahoogroups.com>, Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> August 29, 2007 on 9:32 am
> <http://blog.messenger.yahoo.com/blog/2007/08/29/new-entry-process-
<http://blog.messenger.yahoo.com/blog/2007/08/29/new-entry-process->
for-chat-rooms/#comments>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> To help reduce the number of automated bots, we've implemented a
new
> process for entering the Yahoo! Messenger chat rooms
> <http://messenger.yahoo.com/feat_chatrooms.php
<http://messenger.yahoo.com/feat_chatrooms.php>> known as Captcha
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha>>. Captcha is used elsewhere
on
> Yahoo! in places like Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Games to help verify
that a
> user is in fact human rather than an automated bot. Here's how it
works
> in the Yahoo! Messenger chat rooms...
>
> Once you've chosen a Yahoo! Messenger chat room, you'll be put into
an
> empty room (no text, no list of chatters) and see a chat message in
the
> room from a user named "Messenger Chat Admin". The message will
contain
> a link that says: "Please click here to verify your account. This
step
> is required before you can begin chatting". Click the link and a
new
> window entitled "Chat Room Verification" will open. Then enter the
> characters that match the letters and/or numbers in the Captcha
test
> graphic. After successfully completing the Captcha test, you'll be
> returned to the chat room and see a confirmation message:
> "Congratulations! Your account is verified and you now have access
to
> chat rooms". Then just start chatting!
>
