From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 30 21:36:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 896301065675 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CCA08FC08 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mAULaolf040898; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:36:50 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id NPfXv6f27WnZ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:36:45 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mAULae0G040894; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:36:41 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <49330766.4010301@daleco.biz> Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:36:38 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080719 SeaMonkey/1.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Langille , FreeBSD Chat References: <492DBCBA.40204@langille.org> <49315961.4070201@daleco.biz> <4931978A.1000903@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <4931978A.1000903@langille.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: using VPNs to cope with IP address changes X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:54 -0000 Dan Langille wrote: > Kevin Kinsey wrote: >> Incidentally, I note no responses on your blog just yet, and wondered >> if it had something to do with the CAPTCHA being Darn Near Impossible >> to read (IMHO)? Maybe it's just my eyes. > > Is this easier? > > http://dan.langille.org/wp-content/bot-check/bc-image.php?human=Wow83QpZ6AM= A little bit, yes. In particular, and again, it's just me [*blush*]... I just noted that it helps to be closer than 30" from the CRT if I want to read the image. And re: someone's comment (private to both of us) about machine reading, I've no idea how good the botz are at that, so I'd not let my comments affect your bot blocking unless you get more opinions on it. Or find the botz can read it ;-) I do appreciate what you do for the community at large, Dan. Kevin Kinsey -- A sine curve goes off to infinity, or at least the end of the blackboard. -- Prof. Steiner