Hi all -- I have gotten nowhere with google captcha, except by just renewing the captcha repeatedly until one comes along that I can hear the audio on. But that is not what I'm concerned about. I had a google account at one point that I used for some leisure things, but haven't logged onto it in over a year, however I thought I knew the password until last week, when nothing I tried worked. So I went through the captcha nonsense until I finally resorted to exchanging email with google help desk directly. They sent me to a page to fill out to reclaim an account. I filled it out several times, giving more info each time as I could, but they say their collected research isn't enough to release the account. The problem is that I moved and my original alternate address in North Carolina is now defunct, so they don't know me now. Anyway, does anyone have any insights how google works to verify a person? (I guess if people knew that then there might be a loss of security.) I can appreciate valuing security of accounts, but in this case, it's my account. Any help that leads to success is much appreciated. Thanx. --le __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind