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Registration Verification

Posted by: Abwayax
Date: 2006-12-13 19:17:24
One of the good things about SMF is that it's so easy to install modifications.

Anywho, I've installed what's called "image verification" (or "CAPTCHA", which stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart", in technical terms; I presume it's pronounced somewhat like "capture").

I presume you all know those images of warped letters they show you whenever you register in some places, and that you have to type the letters in a box to successfully register. Well now, we have that system now. It's designed to keep out "Spam Bots", which are the automated accounts spamming us with drug, p0rn, and casino links.

So in effect, it "captcha"s them. XD