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Maths CAPTCHA showing instead of reCAPTCHA

Posted by meo on July 8, 2008 at 10:06am
Project:reCAPTCHA
Version:5.x-2.5
Component:reCAPTCHA Captcha
Category:support request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:closed (works as designed)

Issue Summary

Hi, I've setup CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA for my site and configured permissions, however I get the maths CAPTCHA coming up as the example for reCAPTCHA, and on node content. Is this a fallback because reCAPTCHA isn't working? What might be the issue with reCAPTCHA, I get no error messages coming up. The one thing I can think of is I have the System Proxy module setup that changes how Drupal opens a socket to remote clients... The problem persists if I use secure connection or not.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Matt.

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Comments

#1

Posted by Bobuido on July 17, 2008 at 11:44pm

Firewall issue was our first problem with this module

I just set it up again for another site and it's having similar problems

It hangs then gives you a Math Captcha

Will investigate tomorrow - So tired

#2

Posted by Veggieryan on July 19, 2008 at 8:58pm

im seeing the same thing in 2.5

subscribing...

#3

Posted by Bobuido on July 20, 2008 at 7:03pm

Tested the reCaptcha on our other sites (where it has worked previously) and it was doing the same thing

We believe it is most likely that the IP for the service has changed and that has to be compensated for in our firewall

Also remember, I_think_you need a set of API keys for each domain you're using reCaptcha on

Will let you know when the server tech gets a mo'!

#4

Posted by tourtools on July 28, 2008 at 1:48pm

subscribe, I tried to change the 40th line in the recaptchalib.php from:

define("RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER", "api-verify.recaptcha.net");

to

define("RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER", "api-verify.recaptcha.net/verify");

and

define("RECAPTCHA_VERIFY_SERVER", "http://api-verify.recaptcha.net/verify");

but nothing :-(

#5

Posted by Bobuido on July 28, 2008 at 5:54pm

Once again it was a firewall rule issue (for us) - We changed the rule to match the new IP for the service and now everything is OK :)

It's the only problem we've ever had with this wonderful module! Thanks to all involved!

#6

Posted by tourtools on July 30, 2008 at 2:23pm

for me is still not working :-(. help!

#7

Posted by madmage on August 21, 2008 at 4:54pm

Looks like the library is at fault here... at least in my instance. I grabbed an older version from a working site and my sites work now.

The one that works has an md5sum:
d5c9e8dd05f35f978887c63a1e9a00dd recaptchalib.php

the one i had that did not has an md5sum:
52c772c79a86865ef77792e3ce727e93 recaptchalib.php

#8

Posted by Rob Loach on August 21, 2008 at 4:58pm

I think it's because reCAPTCHA module queries for the reCAPTCHA server, and thinks that it's down, and then uses the math captcha instead..... I think we should take that check out..... Thoughts?

#9

Posted by tracerhand on July 28, 2009 at 9:52am

I'm having the exact issue.

The IP of my ISP has never changed.

What can I do to fix this?

#10

Posted by Rob Loach on July 28, 2009 at 3:52pm
Status:active» closed (works as designed)

Let's make the check to see if reCAPTHCA is up togglable or remove the fallback entirely: #533382: The automatic fallback should really be configurable

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