diff --git a/src/tasks.rs b/src/tasks.rs
index c704426..75301ee 100644
--- a/src/tasks.rs
+++ b/src/tasks.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub async fn post_rss(ctx: serenity::Context, data: Data) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
                 // to combat spam, filter out old items (all before July 11th 2024)
                 if date
-                    < chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("Wed, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0200")
+                    < chrono::DateTime::parse_from_rfc2822("Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0200")
                         .unwrap()
                 {
                     continue;
diff --git a/templates/verification_email.html b/templates/verification_email.html
index c529e1d..3d8d34d 100644
--- a/templates/verification_email.html
+++ b/templates/verification_email.html
@@ -1,54 +1,90 @@
-<html>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
 <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Verification Email</title>
     <style>
         body {
             font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
             margin: 0;
             padding: 0;
-            background-color: #f5f5f5;
+            background-color: #121212;
+            color: #ffffff;
         }
 
         .container {
-            text-align: center;
-            background-color: #ffffff;
+            max-width: 600px;
+            margin: 30px auto;
+            background-color: #1e1e1e;
             padding: 20px;
             border-radius: 10px;
+            box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+            text-align: center;
         }
 
         h1 {
-            color: #333333;
-            text-align: center;
+            color: #4CAF50;
+            margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
 
         p {
-            color: #666666;
+            color: #cccccc;
+            line-height: 1.6;
             margin-bottom: 20px;
         }
 
-
-
         .hash {
-            background-color: #eeeeee;
-            padding: 10px;
+            display: inline-block;
+            background-color: #333333;
+            padding: 10px 20px;
             border-radius: 5px;
             font-family: monospace;
             cursor: pointer;
             user-select: all;
             transition: background-color 0.3s;
-            margin-right: 10px;
+            margin: 10px 0;
+            color: #ffffff;
         }
 
         .hash:hover {
-            background-color: #dddddd;
+            background-color: #444444;
+        }
+
+        .footer {
+            text-align: center;
+            padding: 10px;
+            font-size: 12px;
+            color: #aaaaaa;
+            margin-top: 20px;
+            border-top: 1px solid #333333;
+        }
+
+        .footer a {
+            color: #aaaaaa;
+            text-decoration: none;
+        }
+
+        .footer a:hover {
+            text-decoration: underline;
         }
     </style>
+</head>
+
 <body>
     <div class="container">
-      <h1>{{ botname }} Verification</h1>
-        <p>Here is your verification code</p>
+        <h1>{{ botname }} Verification</h1>
+        <p>Here is your verification code:</p>
         <div class="hash">{{ code }}</div>
-        <p>Use this with the <code>/verify code</code> Command</p>
-        <p>Or <code>/verifizieren code</code> if your Discord Client is in German</p>
+        <p>Use this with the <code>/verify code</code> command</p>
+        <p>Or <code>/verifizieren code</code> if your Discord client is in German</p>
+        <div class="footer">
+            <p>If you did not request this code, please ignore this email or contact support.</p>
+            <p>&copy; 2024 {{ botname }}. All rights reserved.</p>
+            <p><a href="#">Unsubscribe</a> | <a href="#">Privacy Policy</a></p>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </body>
+
 </html>
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