[wp-testers] WordPress 2.0.1 Remote DoS Exploit?

[Mike Little]

On 3/10/06, SilverCircle <silvercircle at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Lurk a while or browse the list archives and you'll find that most
> > WordPress devs are not enamored with captchas because they impose
> > barriers to usability.
>
> While there is a point in this argument, it's not really a big deal.
> If someone really wants to register (for whatever reason), he will
> most likely invest the few seconds needed to type that code. Also,
> most people who frequently use online systems such as forums or blogs
> are familar with that method today.
>

It is usually not usability but *accessibility* which becomes a
problem with captchas.

That is, if the capcha is an image based one, then people with vision
problems, including but not limited to the blind, cannot use the
system.


Mike
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