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Verification image when sending messages
« on: 19 Apr 2010, 01:55 »

I am trying to send a message (even to you Havohej :P) but it won't send unless I fill out the letters from the verification image "shown above". Except there is no image, neither Explore, Firefox or the EVE browser can open any image. Neither on my machine running Windows XP or the other running Vista.

I am bit hampered here. :(
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #1 on: 19 Apr 2010, 07:57 »

Was this via PM? I just sent one and didn't see any CAPTCHA style filtering setup. Though perhaps there is some post threshold for it.
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #2 on: 19 Apr 2010, 09:30 »

I pressed "reply" on a PM send to me. Maybe that makes the difference?

EDIT: It is gone! Somebody is messing with me. :evil:
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #3 on: 19 Apr 2010, 09:48 »

Nah, you were right.  There's a small feature enabled where if a user has less than 5 posts on the board, it requires a verification before sending a PM.  The occasional spammer will get past our reCaptcha registration plugin, so that's meant to spare our members from getting e-mail notifications of PMs full of porn links :)
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #4 on: 19 Apr 2010, 13:34 »

So, are the captchas loading for this post-low subset of the userbase?

I'd make a test account, rly, but I might be tempted to make more than five posts on it >.>

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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #5 on: 19 Apr 2010, 14:35 »

Don't recall seeing any on actual posts when I started. It's mostly intended to counter PM spam as that is more difficult to clean-up from a admin/moderator standpoint as it isn't visible to all users.
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Broken CAPTCHA on PMs (<5 post members)
« Reply #6 on: 21 Apr 2010, 12:43 »

I wanted to reply to your PM, but it requires you to do one of those "type the letters you see in the image" things only there wasn't an image  :(

The anti-spam prevention of having the CAPTCHA implemented with that posting threshold is good, but it'd be better if it was fully functional.  ;)

Just posting this here to keep it on the radar of things to fix.

Edit: And I completely forgot we already had a thread for this. Feel free to delete or merge it into the other topic. :P
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #7 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:01 »

Yes, I've been having this problem with PMs too.
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #8 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:03 »

But you have 21 posts now; do you still get a verification for PMs?
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #9 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:06 »

But you have 21 posts now; do you still get a verification for PMs?

What I meant to say was (hey look at me not reading threads thoroughly), well yes, was that I can't see the verification letters when I want to see pms, and can't hear the letters clearly enough when I request a good recital.

I don't approve.
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #10 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:07 »

 :wut:
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #12 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:13 »

Right, but what I'm not getting is, you ARE being prompted to enter a verification code still (despite being over 5 posts), which shouldn't be happening for you anymore, and the code it wants you to type is unclear?  Or you AREN'T being prompted to enter a verification code?
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Re: Broken CAPTCHA on PMs (<5 post members)
« Reply #13 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:16 »

I wanted to reply to your PM, but it requires you to do one of those "type the letters you see in the image" things only there wasn't an image  :(

The anti-spam prevention of having the CAPTCHA implemented with that posting threshold is good, but it'd be better if it was fully functional.  ;)

Just posting this here to keep it on the radar of things to fix.

Edit: And I completely forgot we already had a thread for this. Feel free to delete or merge it into the other topic. :P
Just now saw this.  Looking into it.
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Re: Verification image when sending messages
« Reply #14 on: 21 Apr 2010, 13:24 »

Seems to be some kind of conflict between the normal verification script and the reCAPTCHA used for forum registration.  Disabled the one on PMs for now.  If on the off chance you a spammer does get past reCAPTCHA and register for the boards, and they happen to PM you, please use the Report to Admin feature at the bottom right of the offensive PM so we'll know to ban the spammer immediately.

Will keep looking for a fix in the meantime.
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