RE: CAPTCHA is NOT a Turing test, or even close

2007-09-26 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
CAPTCHA is by definition an attempt to create a Turing test, its what the T stands for. The question is whether 1) a particular CAPTCHA is an effective Turing test and 2) whether an effective Turing test is an effective security measure. The answer to the first question is usually yes and the a

Re: CAPTCHA is NOT a Turing test, or even close

2007-09-26 Thread Joel Jaeggli
IETF member Dave Aronson wrote: > Pars Mutaf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > On 9/26/07, John L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > > approaches that depend on something like a CAPTCHA to > > > work don't have much of a long term future. > > > > I respect your opinion but it says th