On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Michael Orlitzky <mich...@orlitzky.com>wrote:
> On 08/26/2010 04:29 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Kevin O'Gorman<kogor...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On a number of websites, I've been unable to see the "captcha" that I >>> need >>> to complete my business. Neither the image nor the response show up. >>> >>> Opera, on the other hand, works fine (as does IE on my Windoze laptop). >>> >>> For instance, I can register (it's free) with the NY Times, read an >>> article >>> (example: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/asia/26kabul.html) but >>> if >>> I try to email this to anyone using the link that appears on the page, >>> I'm >>> confronted with a dialog that should have a captcha and a box for my >>> answer. It does not appear, and I cannot proceed. >>> >> >> I can't try that page because it requires an account to email to >> someone else. But, in general, my first suspects would be if you're >> using NoScript or AdBlockPlus and perhaps they are not allowing the >> javascript from the captcha service to run. >> >> > I just emailed myself that article, and there was no Captcha? Only had to > disable NoScript to get the "E-mail" popup to show. > > That's normal. I hadn't noticed, but the captcha does not appear until you type something in the message box of the email popup. On the systems with the fault, all I see is a message: "Word verification prevents automated systems from adding spam messages to your email." On Opera or IE, one also sees the captcha and a field to fill out. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
