HTML Encoded Captchas - Slashdot

HTML Encoded Captchas - Slashdot
HTML Encoded CaptchasSlashdot - Jan 1, 2007rangeva writes to tell us about a twist he has developed on the common Captcha technique to discourage spam bots: HECs encode the Captcha image into HTML, …

The NSFW HTML Attribute (Slashdot)

The NSFW HTML Attribute (Slashdot)
phaln writes “Over at The Frosty Mug Revolution, PJ Doland makes a compelling case for a new HTML attribute in the spirit of the highly-regarded ‘nofollow’ attribute promoted by Google ? the NSFW attribute (rel=’nsfw’). His original idea has been refined and expanded by positive comments from readers, resulting in a semantic solution to the issue he raises in the original post. From the article: …

HTML Encoded Captchas (Slashdot)

HTML Encoded Captchas (Slashdot)
rangeva writes to tell us about a twist he has developed on the common Captcha technique to discourage spam bots: HECs encode the Captcha image into HTML, thus presenting an unsolved challenge to the bots’ programmers. From the writeup: “The Captcha is no longer an image and therefore not a resource they can download and process. The owner of the site can change the properties of the Captcha’s …