27 Jan
2005

CAPTCHA Issues

I installed Miguel
Jimenez’s CAPTCHA solution
last week.  It works, for the most part, but has
one single problem that I find unacceptable.

When a user mistypes the code, or forgets to enter the code, the postback that occurs
loses the test that the user has entered into the other fields of the form. 
I know for a fact that this has resulted in at least one user losing a post that he
had entered.

I have checked other sites
that are using the control and they all work the same way.  I will leave feedback
for Miguel and see if it gets any traction, but for now I have removed the CAPTCHA
validation requirement for leaving comments.

Update

In reviewing Miguel’s site, I see that he is working on these issues and I will stay
tuned for the next version.