Comments on: Simple Catchpa http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-4705 Mike Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:47:22 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-4705 Test Test

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]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-613 Matthew Schinckel Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:19:59 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-613 Yeah, a Catchpa is a CAPTCHA :) I guess I've never looked that closely at it... I really like your idea of moderating comments that don't pass the Catchpa: however, I don't have the ability to do this on my host. And, if you are getting lots of Spam Comments, you'll still need to go through the Moderation Queue at some stage. Too many would make the process somewhat untenable. Not that I get that many comments, let alone Spam ones... Yeah, a Catchpa is a CAPTCHA :) I guess I’ve never looked that closely at it…

I really like your idea of moderating comments that don’t pass the Catchpa: however, I don’t have the ability to do this on my host.

And, if you are getting lots of Spam Comments, you’ll still need to go through the Moderation Queue at some stage. Too many would make the process somewhat untenable. Not that I get that many comments, let alone Spam ones…

]]> By: Jerry Kindall http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-612 Jerry Kindall Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:50:28 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-612 Is a "catchpa" anything like a CAPTCHA? ;) I've considered a similar idea, but really, anything that requires JavaScript for submission would probably work just as well for the purpose of avoiding spam, as long as it's different enough from other sites' that spammers will have no incentive to develop a workarount. Have your form action point to a script that accepts the comment for moderation, and just have the onSubmit handler change the form action to point to a script that accepts the comment for publication. Is a “catchpa” anything like a CAPTCHA? ;)

I’ve considered a similar idea, but really, anything that requires JavaScript for submission would probably work just as well for the purpose of avoiding spam, as long as it’s different enough from other sites’ that spammers will have no incentive to develop a workarount. Have your form action point to a script that accepts the comment for moderation, and just have the onSubmit handler change the form action to point to a script that accepts the comment for publication.

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-378 Matthew Schinckel Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:03:24 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-378 I've reimplemented this, in a better method. Please visit <a href="http://schinckel.blogsome.com/" rel="nofollow">this post</a> to see how to do this, using my new toolbox script. Basically, you have the code: <code><script type="text/javascript" src="http://schinckel.blogsome.com/images/toolbox.jpg"></code> <code></script></code> In your <code><head></code>, and <code><!--catchpa--></code> where you want the catchpa to appear. You can also have <code><!--preview--></code> where you want the Preview button, and <code><!--livepreview--></code> where you want the checkbox. I’ve reimplemented this, in a better method.

Please visit this post to see how to do this, using my new toolbox script.

Basically, you have the code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://schinckel.blogsome.com/images/toolbox.jpg">
</script>

In your <head>, and
<!--catchpa--> where you want the catchpa to appear. You can also have <!--preview--> where you want the Preview button, and <!--livepreview--> where you want the checkbox.

]]> By: AbandonedHero http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-323 AbandonedHero Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:30:24 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-323 Wow. You're amazing. I'm still having some trouble with the instant preview, though. Maybe it's something on my end... Wow. You’re amazing. I’m still having some trouble with the instant preview, though. Maybe it’s something on my end…

]]> By: A Hero Lost http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-321 A Hero Lost Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:30:43 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-321 <strong>Fall Break</strong> Next week will be the best week of college. Before you start disagreeing, think of this. Three days of class, then four days off. That’s right. Fall break seems to come very early this year. To celebrate this wonderful occasion, I’m headed... Fall Break

Next week will be the best week of college. Before you start disagreeing, think of this. Three days of class, then four days off. That’s right. Fall break seems to come very early this year. To celebrate this wonderful occasion, I’m headed…

]]> By: Ian http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-320 Ian Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:47:34 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-320 This is very cool indeed. Good work :) This is very cool indeed. Good work :)

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-314 Matthew Schinckel Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:40:29 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-314 I think I did something that disabled the catchpa, I'm still working some bugs through it. I think I did something that disabled the catchpa, I’m still working some bugs through it.

]]> By: Brad Choate http://schinckel.net/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-307 Brad Choate Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:55:39 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/09/27/simple-catchpa/#comment-307 If you want to <strong>require</strong> javascript to post a valid comment, then you should set the action of the form tag to post in such a way that it moderates or discounts the comment by default. Then, if the "captcha" is valid, change the action to post to the real comment script. If you want to require javascript to post a valid comment, then you should set the action of the form tag to post in such a way that it moderates or discounts the comment by default. Then, if the “captcha” is valid, change the action to post to the real comment script.

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