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From: Penny Roberts
Date: Aug 9, 2006 8:50AM


On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:07:06 -0400 "Carol E. Wheeler" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I hate captcha. Even as an 'average' user I have trouble reading the
> example and am never sure if they are case sensitive (no one ever
> mentions that at login). I think a alternative would be great for ALL
> users.

Amen to that; it's especially difficult when different cases and numbers
are used: is that a lower case "l" or a "1"; is it a lower case "g" or a
"9"? I usually ask someone else what they think it is in the hope that
between us we can decipher the nasty thing.

Penny

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