Tried to register physicforums

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In summary, the speaker's friend had trouble registering for a forum and asked about an empty text box for the forum logo color. The speaker, who is learning programming, believes it may be a measure to prevent spam bots from signing up automatically. They also mention a random image for entering digits as another spam prevention measure. The speaker's friend asks if a spam bot could still fill in the color box and potentially access their account, but the speaker reassures them that it would need their password to do so.
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My friend [Bobbie Lame] a few mintes ago tried to register physicforums, and he askde me why the registry form has an empty txtbox to ask for what color he see in forum logo.
I am now learning programing a webpgae, I know the implemntation of a form but I don't know why it is so either..

Thank you
 
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I believe it is probably a measure to stop spam bots signing up automatically.
 
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I don't know about spamming, so I don't know what you mean by measure.
I also see there is a random image for applicant to enter digits.
Can't a spam bot be progrmmed to fill "Green" into the box ? and could it ever log in my own account ? I have used the forum long enough to ensure myself about such a hack.
 
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lonton said:
I also see there is a random image for applicant to enter digits.
Can't a spam bot be progrmmed to fill "Green" into the box ?
It could, but at least 90% (if not more) of them would not bother, so the color box is effective against spam bots. Plus the random image is another prevention against spam bots.

and could it ever log in my own account ?
It would need your password to do that.
 
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