{"id":5209,"date":"2003-10-15T08:53:54","date_gmt":"2003-10-15T15:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=5209"},"modified":"2003-10-15T08:53:54","modified_gmt":"2003-10-15T15:53:54","slug":"wysiwyg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/10\/15\/wysiwyg.html","title":{"rendered":"WYSIWYG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another possible alternative for blog spam is using a CAPTCHA <\/a>method (where a human sees and types back in letters\/numbers in a graphic which a spambot is unable to read). CAPTCHA methods are being used commercially, but someone has worked up a straightforward way to do it with blog comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nothing I’m installing yet, but I wanted to make a note of it for possible future reference.<\/p>\n

(via GoaF<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/u>: The gent who programmed the CAPTCHA solution above has also come up with a Bayesian comment filter for MT<\/a>, similar to what POPFile does for e-mail. Hmmm. It’s certainly an idea worth considering, though the need to train, and the prospect of false positives and negatives is still an issue. Heck, I run across that with POPFile, but there’s it’s faster and easier to spot both of them than through an MT web interface. Still, interesting stuff.<\/p>\n

I know that CAPTCHA is considered undesirable because of its impact on visually impaired people. But it still looks like the best solution to me.<\/p>\n

I’m following along discussion of MT-Blacklist; I’ve heard that it’s very easy to install and configure, but I think I’ll wait to see how easy it is to crack.<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/u>: Why running out and installing v1.0 of anything is often not a good idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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