SportsGuy
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Joined: Aug 30, 2002
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 00:24
Just a quick note to let folks know about a recent addition here at SEF.
To counter the spammers, we've implemented a post challenge. Please bear with us as we continue to work on the system with an eye towards streamlining it in the future.
For now, to submit a post, please enter the letters to the left of the post message button in the space provided.
All letters are lower case and the system is case sensitive, so watch out for CAPLOCKS... 
Here's hoping this will help curb some of the drive-by spam we see here as robots won't be getting past it easily.
Thanks for your support. 
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beth_lk
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Joined: Jun 23, 2004
# Posts: 1247
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 01:16
I just knew someone would come up with a way to stop spam from being served here
I for one say "Thank You"
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mj1256
Joined: Jun 05, 2006
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 01:44
just testing
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:26
testing.
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:38
testing.
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:39
dang. Sometimes I can post and other times I cannot. What gives.
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:40
hmmm... will this work?
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:43
testing here first time....
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:44
testing here 2nd time....
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:45
Success rate is intermittent. There is really something wrong. I know for sure I was very careful and still got error:
Invalid Verification Code Entered ... Please Try Again
(seeing if I can post this)
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
# Posts: 4391
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:46
Now testing here 3rd time...
3rd time faile::: Got this message: Invalid Verification Code Entered ... Please Try Again
trying agian.
again faile: same message..
trying again. Using this code : 91krg8
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:47
Testing 4th time...
using code: mub1tj
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Curt
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:48
I'm at about 50-60% success rate, but still quite a nuisance.
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:49
testing 5th time
using code: c7235d
posting failed with the above code.
Now trying again with this code: b8rc2a
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Curt
Joined: Eons Ago
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:51
Is everyone sharing the same verification code and then when one person posts, it resets and the next person submits but gets error? This verification code checker will need to be disabled until a reliable method can be created and double checked before enabling this feature again. Don't these features get tested before implementation?
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
# Posts: 4391
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:55
Ok friends,
whenever you post something, always add the captcha code to it.
code: 598er4
and if you failed like this time I failed and got an error. Try again with new code and also add the new code to the post at the end of old code as follow:
code: 598er4 => ejp18u => w2s4a7
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Curt
Joined: Eons Ago
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:56
Every pageview from everybody must be resetting the verification code each and every time. It can't work that way—bad programming.
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:57
Please see that there are 3 codes. It means, I tried 3 times and 3rd time I was able to post.
code: rhtwv1 => q3rn16
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Curt
Joined: Eons Ago
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:58
I do not understand.
Is this what you mean?
j2y167
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Dinkar
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Joined: Aug 12, 2001
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Posted: 2008-Jan-01 06:59
I will try to contact John ASAP. I hope he is using some type of log to track this.
code: v1w9jg
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