[nfbcs] Captcha

[David Andrews]

The other thing we don't necessarily know is how effective the cold 
fusion solution is.  I don't know that it isn't, but I don't know 
that it is either, and would want assurance from a third party.

Dave

At 01:48 PM 2/28/2012, you wrote:
>Peter,
>
> From what I saw, the CFFormsProtect solution was best suited to 
> BLOGS and spam blocking and seemed less effective to me as a 
> general solution.  Both they and you have used the phrase "spam killer" and
>SPAM is somewhat of a different problem than automated attempts to 
>log into a site.  I think that taking an approach that gets the user 
>out of the
>loop has possibilities and they present a good example of doing that 
>for particular kinds of access, but I don't think the Cold Fusion 
>community has found a general magic answer.  Having said that, part of the
>problem is that web site developers want a simple solution that does 
>not involve any monitoring or interaction on their part, and I don't 
>know if that is realistic.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Steve Jacobson
>
>On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:44:32 -0600, Peter Donahue wrote:
>
> >Hello Mike and everyone,
>
> >    The best solution is to get the visitor completely out of the loop. If
> >the ColdFusion community can do it why can't the rest of the Web 
> Development
> >community come up with similar solutions?
>
> >Peter Donahue
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> >To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:22 AM
> >Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Captcha
>
>
> >Delta Air's GogoInFlight wifi has you solve a simple math problem. This
> >would work for the deaf-blind though not for the 
> cognitively-impaired. Can't
> >win 'em all!
>
> >Mike Freeman
> >sent via iPhone
>
>
> >On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:03, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>
> >> In this case, "they" is Microsoft.  They are willing to listen to
> >> suggestions, but no one knows how much work they're actually willing to
> >> do. On the other hand, if they do listen, it could be great for many more
> >> people than just my hospital.
> >>
> >> The only solution I've heard about that would work for deaf-blind people
> >> is some kind of story problem.  I remember someone discussing that
> >> here...John?
> >>
> >> Nancy,
> >> You mean they show a picture of a bird, and play a bird sound?  If you
> >> said cardinal instead of bird, would it still work? Interesting.
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >>> Hello Tracy and everyone,
> >>>
> >>> Yup. God help any deaf-blind person who wants to access their medical
> >>> records as they'll be locked out. They need to roll up their sleeves and
> >>> find a non-captcha solution so all patients can have access to this part
> >>> of
> >>> their Web site. There are captcha alternatives out there. They need to
> >>> find
> >>> the one that will work best with their Web site framework and development
> >>> language. If the site is using ColdFusion they should check out
> >>> CFFormProtect. This spam bot blocker takes the end user entirely out of
> >>> the
> >>> checking process. It does all of its work in the background and will
> >>> resolve
> >>> any accessibility issues disabled visitors may face when using this Web
> >>> site. I'm using it on several of my Web sites and thus far have not had
> >>> complaints about sites being spammed or individuals with particular
> >>> disabilities such as hearing impairments being shut out.
> >>>
> >>> Peter Donahue
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> >>> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:38 AM
> >>> Subject: [nfbcs] Captcha
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The hospital I work for is creating a system where patients can see their
> >>> medical records online, and I volunteered to advise them on
> >>> accessibility,
> >>> so far as I can.  The system is using a captcha during registration.  It
> >>> has an audio version, but it's very hard to understand.  It took me 4
> >>> tries to solve it, although it might have been easier if I'd had
> >>> headphones on.
> >>> Is that usual for audio captchas?  Can anyone give a site where captchas
> >>> are particularly well-handled?
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> Tracy