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Title: Captcha images not working
Post by: AdeV on August 09, 2023, 10:56:22 AM
Sorry to have only been here a day and already finding an issue :(

I'm trying to respond to a PM, but the Captcha isn't showing up, and the audio version is too scratchy for me to understand.  I know that Captcha is an absolute royal pain in the a**e on SMF forums (don't ask me HOW I know this!)... would be happy to try to work out the issue with someone :) And then I can reply to my PMs!

I assume the Captcha requirement goes away after a certain period of time/number of posts, since it's not (that I've seen) been mentioned...

Here's what I see BTW:

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/134/10431-090823105601.png) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=134668)
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: Newportnobby on August 09, 2023, 11:10:40 AM
Not something I've seen in 12 years. Must be for newbies @Tank
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: AdeV on August 09, 2023, 11:11:53 AM
Quote from: Newportnobby on August 09, 2023, 11:10:40 AMNot something I've seen in 12 years. Must be for newbies @Tank

It's a pretty common spammer deterrent.. In this case, 100% successful!  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: Browning 9mm on August 09, 2023, 01:10:09 PM
last one of these I remember was years ago, click on which pictures have a bus / other item.
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: ntpntpntp on August 11, 2023, 02:44:53 PM
What was the solution?  Someone on the Facebook group seems to be having a similar problem after resetting their password (hadn't used it for a while).
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: AdeV on August 11, 2023, 03:24:44 PM
I don't know TBH. It's stopped asking me for Captcha on the PMs now, probably because I've got enough posts to be considered "not a spammer". Although that's debatable  :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: Tank on August 11, 2023, 06:46:13 PM
Many thanks.  I've disabled that for now, as it's not showing at all in the Admin section.
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: ntpntpntp on August 11, 2023, 06:53:41 PM
@Tank will that help Tom Curry who asked about it on the facebook group?  I expect you can find his post.
Title: Re: Captcha images not working
Post by: Tank on August 11, 2023, 10:41:08 PM
Thank you, I'll see if I can find it. :thumbsup: