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Re: Accessible alternative for antispam

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From: Penny Roberts
Date: Mar 8, 2007 7:40AM

Jared Smith wrote:

> I've been compiling a list of server-side techniques for spam
> prevention in web forms. These techniques do not impact accessibility.
> This thread finally motivated me to put them all together in one
> place. You can check out the list of techniques on our blog at
> http://webaim.org/blog/2007/03/07/spam_free_accessible_forms/

Quote from said blog: "It’s not a perfect technique and you should
ensure that the fields you analyze should always be unique (I guess
there is still a chance that a person could have the same first and last
name, huh?)."

I recall reading, back in the 80s, that some people with the surname
"Smith" thought it was fashionable or clever or
[insert-strange-reasoning-here] to give their kids the first name "Smith"!

Hmm... so... Jared, Mr Smith, what aren't you telling us?

Penny