Advertise Here

Author Topic: CAPTCHA Settings  (Read 1800 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Songbird

  • SMF For Free Hero
  • *
  • Posts: 618
    • View Profile

  • Total Badges: 26
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Nineth year Anniversary 500 Posts Eighth year Anniversary Seventh year Anniversary
CAPTCHA Settings
« on: March 31, 2007, 05:37:48 pm »
What is CAPTCHA Settings, and how can it help if enabled?  Would really appreciate if given some information on this option.

Offline SMF For Free

  • Administrator
  • *
  • Posts: 7304
    • View Profile
    • SMF For Free

  • Total Badges: 38
    Badges: (View All)
    Quick Poster Tenth year Anniversary Spammer 25 Posts in one day Nineth year Anniversary Eighth year Anniversary
Re: CAPTCHA Settings
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2007, 06:20:43 pm »
Adds an image to confirm during registration reduces spam signups.
SMF For Free-Free Simple Machines Forum hosting.
Like What I do? Support me at https://www.patreon.com/vbgamer45/

Offline Crasy

  • Global Moderator
  • *
  • Posts: 3960
  • Semi-Retired ;)
    • View Profile

  • Total Badges: 29
    Badges: (View All)
    Poll Starter Poll Voter Seventh year Anniversary Arcade Highscore Windows User
Re: CAPTCHA Settings
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2007, 10:24:42 am »
Unfortunately the web is crawling with little bots.
The people who make the bots get paid to have them post crap all over forums and people's website. So they like to wander over to our websites over here and post ads trying to sell some product or just freak us out. CAPTCHA stops 99% of all of them in their tracks when enabled. ;)
Did my answer help you? Want to help out hosting costs?


Every donation counts.

Offline Songbird

  • SMF For Free Hero
  • *
  • Posts: 618
    • View Profile

  • Total Badges: 26
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Nineth year Anniversary 500 Posts Eighth year Anniversary Seventh year Anniversary
Re: CAPTCHA Settings
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2007, 12:20:59 am »
yes, right.  i've now enabled the CAPTCHA settings.  it's made a difference for the better  :)  Also, changing immediate registration to registration on approval was apparently a disappointment for the trolls.  Thanks a lot for the helpful suggestions, crasy :)  and thank you too sybil for the useful guidelines .  They were really harassing me badly by posting dirty stuff.  In 2 weeks I deleted as many as 20. 
« Last Edit: April 05, 2007, 12:25:25 am by Songbird »

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
0 Replies
2319 Views
Last post December 02, 2006, 08:31:45 pm
by SMF For Free
12 Replies
3112 Views
Last post September 11, 2007, 01:08:21 am
by simply sibyl
11 Replies
3214 Views
Last post November 18, 2008, 04:20:28 pm
by Songbird
8 Replies
2256 Views
Last post July 02, 2013, 04:49:29 pm
by bladefall
2 Replies
1146 Views
Last post May 26, 2014, 03:41:32 am
by Sapphire