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[Meta] Is the bot/human check question generated by hyperlinks?

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

Thursday, May 27, 2010
14 years ago2,467 views

Will the forum software generate 'Small bot/human check' if adding a hyperlink as part of a posting?

hebbet [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

yes when there are several links

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

The bot/ human check is triggered if you type a string which is on the blacklist. There are several such words/ strings. Specifically, the word blacklist for the forum contains an attribute that defines whether a word will merely trigger the question, or whether it will be altogether blocked. Links don't trigger the math question by themselves, as far as I recollect and as a quick look into the code reveals, though using the current method they could be added quickly by putting "http" on either the soft or strong blacklist.

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

I have noticed the same thing that link(s) alone doesn't trigger the math question. Thanks for the deep clarification, Philipp.

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