27 Nov
2003
27 Nov
'03
5:52 p.m.
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 09:17:33AM -0800, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
if it can be made accessible, I have no problem with it. But I think it's solving the wrong problem, because the data is still accessible to a motivated person. you're not fixing the issue, simply raising the bar and hoping they give up. It won't stop the spammer who hires a dozen temps to surf web sites and authenticate their bots through, right?
Of course. We should remember that *that's* the reason not to do turing tests.
Incidentally, I don't advocate their use either --I think a CGI address-eater as Chuq describes is probably is the way to go, and given more time I'd even write it-- but I wanted to make sure they weren't dismissed out of hand for technical reasons.
Terri