[Mailman-Developers] CAPTCHA support

[David Andrews]

At 08:20 PM 3/5/2016, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>Christian Schoepplein writes:
>  > On Sat, 5 Mar 2016 12:08:38 > About captchas. If they are 
> implemented, they would have to be
>  > > optional in my opinion as they would
>  > > require signing up for a token with the captcha provider.
>  >
>  > Yes, if captchas really have to be implemented, please, please make
>  > them optional! For example many blind people are using mailman and
>  > captchas are a nightmare for them and from the point of view
>  > regarding accessibility in general.
>
>Be reassured: we understand (but easily forget, so feel free to remind
>us!)
>
>What is the opinion of audio captchas?  That is, do they actually
>work, and are they a significant inconvenience even if they are at
>least in theory possible to use for blind persons?  Google ReCAPTCHA
>implements an audio recaptcha option, for example.

Some audio CAPTCHA's are ok, some are virtually impossible to 
decipher. Also, audio CAPTCHAs do not work at all for deaf-blind persons.

So, while it depends, audio CAPTCHA is a mixed experience at best, 
and impossible at worst.

Dave




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