Hi @drbauder,
@ctgraham put those patches together and could probably tell you more about the issue.
Make sure that you’ve got the appropriate config.inc.php settings in place – look at config.TEMPLATE.inc.php for a sample (blank) configuration file.
The best way to watch for change is to keep an eye on the users table, using a tool like phpMyAdmin if you’re not comfortable with SQL. You should see a pretty quick change if you’ve been enjoying bot registrations without a working ReCAPTCHA test. You can also watch for unvalidated accounts by looking for entries with null values in the date_validated column.
Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team