Comments on: Please, Just Let Us Send Email! http://www.metzgerblog.com/2008/03/24/please-just-let-us-send-email/ Observations on social media -- and the occasional rant -- from Metzger Associates' New Media Practice Group Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Bill Green http://www.metzgerblog.com/2008/03/24/please-just-let-us-send-email/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Bill Green Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:42:27 +0000 http://metzgerpr.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-31 SMTP blocking bothers me immensely and was one of the driving forces behind my recent purchase of a wireless broadband card. I can understand that blocking is a necessary evil of the current state of the Internet, but really it just keeps honest people honest and devalues the service and its provider. Why would I go to a coffee shop that I know blocks SMTP when I know I can work out of one that doesn't? Yes, I am complaining about the "value" of a free service, but ultimately the business owner is the loser because the customer can and will take their business elsewhere. People go to coffee shops for the wifi and a place to work, not because of the coffee or the barista's taste in Indie rock. I'm a big fan of the digital nomad lifestyle and I'm willing to bet that one of the reasons people in the startup technology world flock to Gmail and Google apps is that it is one of -- if not the only -- integrated office suites that you can just log in and go, regardless of network restrictions. SMTP blocking bothers me immensely and was one of the driving forces behind my recent purchase of a wireless broadband card. I can understand that blocking is a necessary evil of the current state of the Internet, but really it just keeps honest people honest and devalues the service and its provider. Why would I go to a coffee shop that I know blocks SMTP when I know I can work out of one that doesn’t? Yes, I am complaining about the “value” of a free service, but ultimately the business owner is the loser because the customer can and will take their business elsewhere. People go to coffee shops for the wifi and a place to work, not because of the coffee or the barista’s taste in Indie rock.

I’m a big fan of the digital nomad lifestyle and I’m willing to bet that one of the reasons people in the startup technology world flock to Gmail and Google apps is that it is one of — if not the only — integrated office suites that you can just log in and go, regardless of network restrictions.

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