# Captchator **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/captchator/31.md [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) --- ## [Ajax and captcha Permission Denied](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-and-captcha-permission-denied/141544)
**Author:** [@markbates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markbates)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-and-captcha-permission-denied/141544 "2021-06-25T08:27:20Z")
I keep getting a permission Denied and I’m not sure why. Any able to help with this? --- ## [Yesterday bots found a hole in my captcha auth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yesterday-bots-found-a-hole-in-my-captcha-auth/185939)
**Author:** [@konstantin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/konstantin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yesterday-bots-found-a-hole-in-my-captcha-auth/185939 "2010-03-29T18:06:32Z")
Yesterday I started getting messages from bots at my site. They set no captcha answer and my code sent “http://captchator.com/captcha/check\_answer/$yoursessionid/” as a captcha confirmation. And sometimes you answered… --- ## [Chrome browser](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chrome-browser/221250)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chrome-browser/221250 "2019-08-21T07:28:37Z")
Has anyone seen issues with chrome browser and captchator? I am on mac osx and fails check\_answer every time. If I use safari captcha also works. Captcha also works on chrome windows 7. Any thoughts? --- ## [Attention: Captchator.com service will be discontinued!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attention-captchator-com-service-will-be-discontinued/242657)
**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attention-captchator-com-service-will-be-discontinued/242657 "2016-07-31T17:08:48Z")
From September 2015, Captchator will be unsupported and service may be discontinued at any time. If you want to set up your own captcha server, the captchator source code is available on GitHub (GitHub - andreas12345/… --- ## [Captchator down - backup instances?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captchator-down-backup-instances/226460)
**Author:** [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/captchator-down-backup-instances/226460 "2013-01-27T04:18:01Z")
Requests to captchator.com/captcha are currently getting a 502 response. I have temporarily disabled captchas on my site, but the spam posts are beginning to flow in. Are there any backup instances of captchator avail… --- ## [New: Captchator supports SSL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-captchator-supports-ssl/220632)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-captchator-supports-ssl/220632 "2012-06-14T22:05:19Z")
Just use https instead of http: https://captchator.com/test.php --- ## [Best way for implementing captchator using Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-for-implementing-captchator-using-rails/165998)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-for-implementing-captchator-using-rails/165998 "2011-01-26T23:42:46Z")
Hi all I wonder what’s the best way to implement captchator in Rails? A way that lets me also test its functionality in a good way? Thanks Josh --- ## [Zend\_Captcha\_Captchator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zend-captcha-captchator/178795)
**Author:** [@smokunet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smokunet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/zend-captcha-captchator/178795 "2009-11-11T13:04:13Z")
Welcome! I write in PHP. I am so pleased with CAPTCHATOR that I decided to write CAPTCHATOR module for the Zend Framework to promote it. I hope that someone find it handy. Article is in Polish, but code is in English … --- ## [Compatibility with chrome](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compatibility-with-chrome/172208)
**Author:** [@chilaquil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chilaquil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compatibility-with-chrome/172208 "2009-07-16T20:37:20Z")
Captchator does not seem to work with Google Chrome at all. I had to use Opera to register here. --- ## [Any alternative colors/skins for captchator images?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-alternative-colors-skins-for-captchator-images/170453)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-alternative-colors-skins-for-captchator-images/170453 "2009-06-17T19:14:40Z")
First of all, thank you for this service - it is extremely useful. I’m using Captchator for a site I’ve built for a client, and he seems to think that the captchas are too difficult to read given the colors. Are there… --- ## [Welcome to the forum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/welcome-to-the-forum/136793)
**Author:** [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/welcome-to-the-forum/136793 "2009-04-06T20:13:31Z")
Hi, welcome to the Captchator.com support forum. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them here. Andreas --- ## [Safari 4 Beta/Webkit Reloading Image Before I Can Verify It](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/safari-4-beta-webkit-reloading-image-before-i-can-verify-it/164725)
**Author:** [@bburcham](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bburcham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/safari-4-beta-webkit-reloading-image-before-i-can-verify-it/164725 "2009-04-04T19:47:24Z")
I’m running WebKit and also have Safari 4 Beta installed (reason I mention the latter is because Webkit seems to “inherit” some Safari 4 Beta features like the new tab behavior). Anyhoo, I noticed my captchas stopped … --- ## [What do you think of the current CAPTCHA image style?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-current-captcha-image-style/136809)
**Author:** [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-current-captcha-image-style/136809 "2008-10-04T08:45:47Z")
Hi, what do you think of the current CAPTCHA image style (example attached)? Is it too difficult to read, should it be more OCR-proof, do you have any other suggestions? Thanks Andreas