Re: Captchas?
On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 15:47 -0500, Brad Alexander wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Ralf Mardorf
> <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> > Not OT, could it be that the OP needs to enable Java for the browser?
>
> Agree that it is not OT.
>
> However, do captchas require java? I don't have java enabled on
> iceweasel (only skypebuttons.so and libflashplayer.so). But by the
> same token, I don't have it installed on midori either, that I can
> tell. about:plugins is blank, and preferences -> extensions doesn't
> list java anywhere.
>
> That said, if it is needed, what plugin would I need for something
> like this? If java, I'd really rather not trust my system to Oracle's
> tender bug-finding mercies. :) So can I use openjdk?
Oops, I meant "JavaScript", not Java. JavaScript for Firefox can be
enabled by
Edit > Preferences > Tab: Content > [x] Enable JavaScript
I don't know if it's needed, but it's possible that those captchas are scripts.
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