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You answered the NoSpam! question incorrectly.

  • 03-04-2008 11:07pm
    #1
    Ronanom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭


    Eh, no I didn't...


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    ...right

    Mike.


  • #3
    Thrill
    Registered Users Posts: 5,485 ✭✭✭Thrill


    :confused::confused::confused:


  • #4
    Huggles
    Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    You need to put the "" on "Puss in Boots" if thats what your refering to.


  • #5
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,046 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Moved from after hours. I know there is one nospam question that requires you to put in " at the beginning and end of the sentence. Try that.

    Edit: the gooner has it.


  • #6
    Huggles
    Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »

    Edit: the gooner has it.

    Do I win a prize? :D


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  • #7
    Ronanom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭Ronanom


    AlmightyCushion wrote: »
    Moved from after hours. I know there is one nospam question that requires you to put in " at the beginning and end of the sentence. Try that.

    Edit: the gooner has it.

    I wasn't logged in obviously...


  • #8
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Ronanom wrote: »
    I wasn't logged in obviously...
    I'm guessing people thought you would have figured out that particularily blindingly obvious conclusion by yourself (gave you the benefit of the doubt), and instead thought you were trying to post anonymously on Personal Issues or similar.


  • #9
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    If like me, dear Reader, you have no idea what in God's name this thread is about, then it turns out that when you attempt to post unregistered (where possible), there's a "NoSpam" verification question that you must complete.

    Unlike image verification, which is becoming increasingly hard to obfuscate due to more intelligent bots, NoSpam requires the application of logical understanding of a textual request in order to work. Bots have a very tough time with this, because they don't understand language.

    For example, one question says, 'Please type "Puss in Boots" into the following box'. Such verification is very easy to alter so that it's slightly obfuscated. So, if someone wrote a script which captured what was in double-quotes, then all you do is change the question a little, e.g.

    Don't write "Puss in Boots" into the following box, write "Alice in Wonderland" instead.

    Bot defeated.

    These are going to be appearing all over the web in the near future.


  • #10
    Ronanom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭Ronanom


    So ye still didn't fix this ye lazy shower of *****


  • #11
    Will
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    I smell the banhammer


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  • #12
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Ronanom wrote: »
    So ye still didn't fix this ye lazy shower of *****
    Problem here?


  • #13
    Ronanom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭Ronanom


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Problem here?

    Yes, try answering the questions yourself..


  • #14
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Ronanom wrote: »
    Yes, try answering the questions yourself..
    I don't need to. Perhaps if you could articulate yourself properly, someone could answer you. A please wouldn't hurt either imo.


  • #15
    Ronanom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭Ronanom


    Sherifu wrote: »
    I don't need to. Perhaps if you could articulate yourself properly, someone could answer you. A please wouldn't hurt either imo.

    For example it asks you to type in : 1 + 9 equals

    When you type this in, it tells you your wrong.


  • #16
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    10?


  • #17
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Think we're gonna need to get busy at maths out for this one.


  • #18
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Ronanom wrote: »
    So ye still didn't fix this ye lazy shower of *****
    I think you can cram it where the sun don't shine :)

    Have a nice day!


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