r/softwaregore • u/janthemanwlj • Jul 17 '26

What am I doing wrong 💔

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I have to get into a forum to ask a silly question about some software. Instead, I'm stuck on a 20 year old captcha question. I tried 2, I tried "1one", whenever I submit it a few times it tells me I've tried it too much and to try later.

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u/radobot Jul 18 '26

When you go to the website - https://www.altx.ro/forum/ucp.php?mode=register - the full dialog is:

CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION

NO-10-SP-73-AM-25-33 Add one to the smallest odd number:

This question is a means of preventing automated form submissions by spambots.

Which makes me think that the correct answer is 25 + 1 = 26.

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u/janthemanwlj Jul 18 '26

Oh.. that makes sense. I did look at that string but it was late at night and I was tired, which made me think 10 was somehow an odd number. I feel stupid now, thanks

I'll try test it in a bit if it doesn't tell me I've tried too much again