Re: How can I eliminat the captcha?

Pete E. Kruzer wrote:
User-Agent: G2/1.0

A captcha is a a squiggly string of letters that might pop up in your
browser. You are asked to copy them to prove that you aren't a
virus.

You are currently accessing a usenet newsgroup via comcast connectivity
using a Mac Safari browser logged into googlegroups GG. That - GG - is a
very bad way to read and post to newsgroups; it would be far superior to
use an nntp newsserver and newsreader.

The captcha is a tool used by GG interface as a countermeasure against
automated malware which posts to googlespecific groups and usenet groups
via GG.

They just recently started appearing in all my Google groups. A real
pain in the ass.
Anyone know how to eliminate them?

The countermeasure cannot be eliminated. It is frequently discussed in
google help groups. You can read the numerous discussions and complaints
by going to googlegroupshelp and entering captcha.

I am using the Safari browser with Comcast.

The disadvantages of reading and posting to usenet groups such as this one
using a browser and the GG interface are many. Some of them are: you
have no way of filtering spam or organizing threads in a useful way, your
posts may be filtered out by those who avoid spam and other unwanted posts
which are sourced from GG, the interface is terrible, you have no
convenient way of saving your own posts for later access, then there's the
captchas.

There are plenty of free and nearly free newsservers. There are also
plenty of free newsagents, even for Macs. A better way to enjoy
newsgroups such as this one is to use such a newsagent and newsserver;
the configuration and learning curve isn't at all bad. Some people like
to use the same agent for news as they do their mail.



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Mike Easter

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