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Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net> wrote:
> This also has the advantage of not irritating the living daylights out
> of some people, such as myself, who respond to a mechanical challenge to
> prove my identity by ignoring it.

If the challenge is mechanical, why not let the response be as well?
<URL:http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=qmail&m=101190365603092&w=2>
(This particular package isn't immediately usable with any lists
except those at list.cr.yp.to, but it coud be adapted for others
easily enough, I think.)


paul