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minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI think it’s supposed to evoke an image of an animal getting trapped in a tarpit. IIRC, originally it was adding a delay on SMTP connections to keep spammers busy. https://verifalia.com/help/email-validations/what-is-smtp-tarpitting
I think it’s supposed to evoke an image of an animal getting trapped in a tarpit.
IIRC, originally it was adding a delay on SMTP connections to keep spammers busy.
https://verifalia.com/help/email-validations/what-is-smtp-tarpitting