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Re: ISP wants to stop outgoing web based spam
From: "Matthew Black" <black () csulb edu>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:44:54 -0700
On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:59:52 +0200 Jeroen Massar <jeroen () unfix org> wrote:
On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 09:50 -0400, Mills, Charles wrote:I think if such a thing would exist, the "verification" gifs to prevent automated free yahoo and hotmail account signups would be defeated as well.You mean Captcha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha) Which is not so much of an issue: http://sam.zoy.org/pwntcha/
Use of "captchas" has serious accessibility issues:0 visually-impaired users will have trouble completing forms. From a legal standpoint, this is a no-go and most definitely not possible for any government or public-sector agency in the United States. Several web accessibility regulations prohibit impairments. matthew black network services california state university, long beach 1250 bellflower boulevard long beach, ca 90840-0101
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