By mstef on

I am using drupal 4.7 and trying desperately to get the captcha module to work correctly. i have been pulling my hair out the past few days because the large amount of bugs that make it unusual - and I believe i seriously need a module like it on my site (which is due to launch very soon). anyway, is there any other modules, methods, anything at all, that can provide the same protection and function as captcha. it doesn't have to be the same exact thing, just accomplish the same task.

thanks..custo

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mstef commented

i don;t know why 'custo' was added to the end of that post...i didnt type it

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mstef commented

is it possible to implement captcha, or something similar, that is not in the form of a drupal module?

probably not right...and if so, where would I get it?

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sepeck commented

There is an alternative being worked on using forms but it is only for Drupal 5 and is not as straightforward
http://heine.familiedeelstra.com/captcha

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mstef commented

thanks but I am using drupal 4.7 ... cant switch over

this is really pissing me off..the captcha.module is completely unusable and it seems like no one notices it..

theres nothing else out there to use to prevent robot submissions?

thanks

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Rob_Feature commented

Which kind of captcha are you using? The Math or the "Type the letters"?

Recently, we've run into smarter bots who can do the math problems. We've had to put in the spam module to increase the protection and make removing the few spam posts that get through easier to remove. It's available for 4.7 and is at: http://drupal.org/project/spam

However, if you're using the image-word version, I can't imagine the bots getting by that....

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kent007 commented

Hi,

I fought with adding the captcha module as well. I decided to install a cheap contact script with captcha already built in. See http://drupal.org/node/75111
Might be an option if you are looking for something simple. It does not solve the captcha for comments though. I still have to work on that.

Kent
http://www.clickbankaccountpro.com

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farrell commented

I did manage to get the captcha module to work for 4.7. You can see it here.

The trick that finally did it was downloading some fonts that captcha could use. Without them, it was presenting unusable images.

There's a thread on this board that describes what you need to do. Hope this helps.

BTW, I'm developing 5.1 site now and decided to use captcha without the image, just the math. It seems to work fine (there's a patch needed for 5.1 installs that works well.)

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Rob_Feature commented

Hey Farrell...
Just be aware, that in the last few days, we've seen a heavy increase of bots on our site that can do the math. In the end, I think the image version is going to be more effective.

-Bob Christenson
Owner/Designer, Mustardseed Media, Inc.
MustardseedMedia.com

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farrell commented

This spam is really a frustrating exercise, isn't it?

I have a phpBB install where the bots have found a way past the image captcha and sign up for accounts on a daily basis...

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mstef commented

I had the image implemented perfectly - atleast it showed...

but there are tons of problems..

1) It can easily be bypassed: go to the login form where the challenge is. enter a correct username/pw and leave the captcha empty - press submit. it comes back flagged with an error for captcha. press the log in upper tab. and you are in. some security that is..

2) there is another serious bug when forms reload (failed logins, previewing nodes, previewing comments). when i got to submit a node or comment you enter the captcha field and press preview. then the preview comes back with NO captcha. you press submit. and it flags and error that you need to enter captcha. its an endless loop.

3) they go on...

so i am desperatly looking for an alternative..just something to completely reduce the headache of 8000 failed login attempts, 4 million spam comments,etc - once my site launches - (soon if i can fix this problem)

so nothing else I can really do??????

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almarma commented

I found an alternative!! I'm going to test it right now. It seems an "all-in-one-easy" solution to the f.....ing difficulty to add a captcha in Drupal. It's called MyCaptcha, and it's here:

http://heine.familiedeelstra.com/mycaptcha-download

For now i'm not sure if it will work for me, but perhaps for anybody else does...

www.informateca.com

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vm commented

There is at least one new captcha module available in the downloads area, one which seems to be working well is reCaptcha

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almarma commented

Thank you very much. I'll have a look at it. For now, MyCaptcha works great. It's very similar to Textimage+Captcha but much, much easier to configure and to get it working in the first try.

At least I have a captcha working in my web.

www.informateca.com

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gargsuchi commented

Mycaptcha site says that it is for drupal 5.x - whereas you said you needed it for 4.7.2
Are you able to use mycaptcha for 4.7.x drupal as well??

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vm commented

Just a note to mention that almarma isn't the Original Poster. That being said, almarma also doesn't state which verison of Drupal they were using. It is safe to assume Drupal 5.x since they chose MyCaptcha. It was the orginal poster that was using a 4.7.x version.

The specific answer to your question though is ..... no. Drupal 5.x modules can't be used on Drupal 4.7.x without being backported to that version.

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