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Re: Accessible captchas?

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From: Dean Hamack
Date: Dec 3, 2008 1:25PM

That's kind of what I figured. I don't think Akismet will work for a contact
form (although I'm not positive).

This method I found seems to be a good alternative:

http://checkengineusa.com/dennislembree/blog/2007/07/16/how-to-use-free-capt
chasnet-and-stop-spam/


On 12/3/08 12:04 PM, "Peter Krantz" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Briefly looking through the examples at the link you provided makes
> one wonder about the accessibility. Metaphors and math may be
> difficult for people with cognitive disabilities.
>
> Are you sure you need a captcha? Is it possible to instead use a
> server-side service (like Akismet) to deal with spam?
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Krantz
>