Why script?!? before I could visit with noscript on. And I was happy.

[B1tUnl0ck3r]

Hello,

Now I need javascript to visit bitcointalk. it's lame. I don't like it. Why was the change made? thanks.

[OmegaStarScream]

Hello,

Now I need javascript to visit bitcointalk. it's lame. I don't like it. Why was the change made? thanks.

The only part where you need it enabled is through the registration or login Captcha I believe, just leave your account logged in to avoid that.

[B1tUnl0ck3r]

Hello,

Now I need javascript to visit bitcointalk. it's lame. I don't like it. Why was the change made? thanks.

The only part where you need it enabled is through the registration or login Captcha I believe, just leave your account logged in to avoid that.

nice, many thanks for the solution.

do you know why captcha was needed?

[actmyname]

nice, many thanks for the solution.

do you know why captcha was needed?

It was for security purposes. Theymos included the captcha to prevent brute-force attempts using multiple IP's which would in a sense negate the wait period that one has when they use a single IP for login attempts. Read this thread for some more details.

Recently someone has taken to using 5000+ IPs to bypass rate-limits and try many passwords. Therefore, it is now required to solve a captcha when logging in. JavaScript is required for this. I know that several forum users like to use NoScript, but I am not aware of any high-quality (ie. not OCR-able) captcha services/libraries which don't require JavaScript. You can maybe enable JS just for the login page, and then disable it again afterward.

There are a few people who use automated bots which need to login. Contact me with a description of your bot, and if it seems reasonable, I will give you a key which will allow you to bypass the captcha.

Let me know if you see any bugs.

And there are a lot of captcha threads that have popped up.

[B1tUnl0ck3r]

nice, many thanks for the solution.

do you know why captcha was needed?

It was for security purposes. Theymos included the captcha to prevent brute-force attempts using multiple IP's which would in a sense negate the wait period that one has when they use a single IP for login attempts. Read this thread for some more details.

Recently someone has taken to using 5000+ IPs to bypass rate-limits and try many passwords. Therefore, it is now required to solve a captcha when logging in. JavaScript is required for this. I know that several forum users like to use NoScript, but I am not aware of any high-quality (ie. not OCR-able) captcha services/libraries which don't require JavaScript. You can maybe enable JS just for the login page, and then disable it again afterward.

There are a few people who use automated bots which need to login. Contact me with a description of your bot, and if it seems reasonable, I will give you a key which will allow you to bypass the captcha.

Let me know if you see any bugs.

And there are a lot of captcha threads that have popped up.

Thank you so much for your reply and the quote from theymos ! I couldn't dream or wish a better reply.

Those kind of "hackers" are such a shame for themselves and a plague for internet...

What do you mean with your last sentence? What sort of captcha threads?

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Anything that enhances site security is a good thing imo OP. Too many accounts have been compromised in recent times, just take a look at page 1 in Meta, it’s rife atm.