Better registration security

[silverdragon]

You know that cool little image grid that PHP Nuke has when registering or logging in, that only the human eye can figure out?  The one that requires a person no read it, no bot can get by?  This one:  http://www.phpnuke.org/modules.php?name=Your_Account

Is it possible to add that as an option to SMF?  I have had more than one request for it now, and I'm thinking it may actually be good for larger forums where security is a concern.

Thanks!

SD

[[Unknown]]

It could be added, but there are ways to circumvent it on the large scale.  I find IP blocking to be much more effective.

But, again, it could be added.

-[Unknown]

[David]

Even though this can be got around, it does deter many people as they would not put forth the effort to circumvent it.

[Fizzy]

If it does go in, please make it optional from admin panel.

When I installed this on Yabbse I found my new membership dropped from an average of 175 per month to 40.
I tried to find out why, it may have something to do with proxy but I couldn't be sure.
Either way, for many users the image of the numbers/letters just wasn't showing so they just took that as a badly organised forum and moved on.