# Tips & Tricks: CAPTCHA That Form


By Ben Ramsey

Published on July 21, 2005


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[Tips & Tricks: CAPTCHA That Form Before It Gets Away!][phpa] \
by [Ben Ramsey](http://benramsey.com/) \
[_php\|architect_](http://www.phparch.com/) \
June 2005

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> Has your blog (or that of a friend) been inundated with comment spam? Columnist Ben Ramsey brings back the Tips & Tricks column with an overview of ways to prevent this annoying side-effect of running a publicly-commentable website.

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