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Old Mar 13, 2010, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Babysteps View Post
Can anyone explain why many websites have this annoying thing where you have to type in numbers and letters exactly as they appear or you won't get approved . Who are they trying to keep out. Can't they see the numbers as well???

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It's a security method used by most forums and social networking sites to keep spam bots from gaining access to their site. It basically determines if the user is human or a computer.
Thanks for this!
lynn P., Naturefreak