[access-uk] Re: plus.net webmail using graphical capcha
- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:13:54 +0100
Have contacted them and they say that capchas are only used when they can’t
guarantee the security of your connection, EG if they can’t verify that you are
connected via a UK ISP – which would explain the on holiday case – I’m
currently at work so not on my plus.net connection, and apparently they don’t
like the connection I am on.
They don’t have the ability to switch capchas off on a per account basis – and
even if they did would I want them to? Of they need to use such a method for
security then I want my data to be secure too, I don’t want the defence
switched off unless they have an alternative.
They don’t as yet have a solution so I’ve told them I’ll use captcha killer and
hope that they don’t consider this a breach of their terms and conditions.
Captcha killer is a system that appears to be set-up for the vi community to
break capchas, you register and then when you come across a capcha, you save
the offending image to your machine, upload it to capcha killer, which extracts
the security code for you, which you enter in to the applicable site and bob’s
your uncle.
Worked a dream on the plus.net webmail thankfully.
Although have to say I didn’t find the captcha killer process all that
intuitive, no instructions to tell you how the site works and you have to
explore for your self to see what to do next for example when you upload and
image nothing tells you that you then have to go to the “capchas” area to see
the results.
Good that it works – but I still want a resolution from plus.net that means it
doesn’t have to.
Adrian Higginbotham,
Manager, Leading edge research
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter Beasley
Sent: 19 June 2008 14:38
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: plus.net webmail using graphical capcha
Have you tried capture killer?
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham <mailto:adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: [access-uk] plus.net webmail using graphical capcha
Have just tried to compose an Email using plus.net webmail for the
first time for quite some time and notice that they use a graphical capcha with
no accessible alternative - anyone know how long they have been doing this, or
if they have worked out a secure way of providing an accessibile alternative ?
Adrian Higginbotham,
Manager, Leading edge research
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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