From: ant@zimage.comANT   
      
   Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 12/01/2026 4:45 am, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:   
   > > Brian Schrimpp wrote:   
   > >> Paul B. Gallagher wrote:   
   > >>> Brian Schrimpp wrote:   
   > >>>> Paul B. Gallagher wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>> Either way, the putative purpose of the captcha is to test whether   
   > >>>>> I'm a human being, and even when I prove that I am, they reject me.   
   > >>>>> As soon as I switch to another browser, I pass. So it's not my   
   > >>>>> network, it's my SeaMonkey that they're rejecting.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Your SeaMonkey 2.53.22 is based on a much older version of Firefox   
   > >>>> and does not support newer JavaScript features. When a CAPTCHA uses   
   > >>>> those newer features, the CAPTCHA may respond as if JavaScript is   
   > >>>> not working properly (line 2 of the "reasons may include" above).   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>>>> My theory is they didn't like my user agent string.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> You could try this theory out by changing the user-agent string   
   > >>>> (about:config preference general.useragent.override).   
   > >>>   
   > >>> OK, I know how to do that and have done so for several sites. But   
   > >>> which site do I lie to for this purpose? cbo.gov (the site I'm trying   
   > >>> to view, which reports the block), or (the   
   > >>> site that serves the captcha)?   
   > >>   
   > >> For your initial test, lie to both sites to cover all bases. If this   
   > >> gives you access [and I predict it will not], you could then test them   
   > >> individually to see which one is the one.   
   > >>   
   > >> It is much more likely the CAPTCHA is using coding that SeaMonkey   
   > >> can't handle, as Daniel70's first reply in this thread says.   
   > >   
   > > Confirmed. Lying to both sites didn't help.   
   > >   
   > > Any hope that SM's implementation of javascript will be updated soon?   
   > > I've been unable to pass any captcha or cloudflare challenge for months,   
   > > and upgrading to v. 2.53.23 hasn't helped. M$ Edge passes without   
   > > difficulty, of course.   
   > >   
   > M.S. Edge (paid Dev Team) v SeaMonkey (unpaid Dev Team).   
      
   > I wonder why there's a difference?!   
      
   Same with Chrome and Firefox that have way bigger teams. SeaMonkey has a very   
   tiny team. :(   
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