{"id":63,"date":"2005-04-15T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2005-04-15T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/index.php\/2005-04-15\/action-against-spam"},"modified":"2005-04-15T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2005-04-15T17:14:41","slug":"spam-related-stupidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/spam-related-stupidity\/","title":{"rendered":"Spam related stupidity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I used to use Verizon DSL. The main reason I switched from Verizon DSL to Cox High Speed Internet is because Verizon required all mail sent through their SMTP servers to have my &#8220;@verizon.com&#8221; address in the &#8220;From&#8221; field. They said this was to fight spam. You and I both know that this was either a) evidence of Verizon&#8217;s gross incompetence, b) a deliberate lie, or c) both, because requiring &#8220;@verizon.com&#8221; in the &#8220;From&#8221; field has nothing whatsoever to do with spam. 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