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Re: RFC: CGI::Application::Plugin::CAPTCHA: msg#00140

Subject: Re: RFC: CGI::Application::Plugin::CAPTCHA
On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Jason A. Crome wrote:

> I *am* curious to hear other alternatives to CAPTCHAs.  If you have any, I'm
> all ears.

I doubt it's practical, but Google is using text-messaging to
cell-phones in addition to a CAPTCHA to limit signups to Gmail.

There's also the usual email-validation system where you have to click
a link in an email you recieve to validate your account.  That's
certainly not difficult to automate but it does rule out the lowest
tier attackers.

-sam

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