I understand where you are coming from on that one, but I respectfully disagree on certain points.
Most people are nice people. Many MLM people will go out of their way not to jeopardize their relationship to the people around them. In a cold hard business sense, you are a potential downline, and therefore a source of potential income. (Don't piss where you eat.) However, as for that SMTP server issue, many to most "email blast" programs include an SMTP server built in, no knowledge necessary. If they use your internet connection to blast out thousands of messages, you can : 1. Lose internet when your provider shuts you down pre-emptively to protect their networks. 2. If you have your own mail server, then you could get blacklisted. NOT FUN to get off blacklists. 3.Gain a reputation you don't want, when sysadmins all over backtrack the IP, and pre-emptively blacklist your IP or netblock on their own, without consulting the major blacklists. (similar to #2, without any recourse) Not trying to be an ass here, and I do not mean to denigrate MLM people. Again, many of them are nice people, trying to make a living. Some of the nice ones don't know the laws, or the consequences of their actions. Some of them aren't nice. It's that simple. I am not saying turn them away, they're scum. I'm saying be up front. You can do this, you can't do that. Be aware we share, and we work together. That doesn't mean I want your vitamins. No means No. Etc. Tailor to suit your environment, your people, and your stress level. Rogelio, I realize I do not run a co-working space right now, and it sounds like you do. I am not trying to tell you how to run your space, and indeed, I am not trying to tell anyone how to run their space. I am talking from my previous experience dealing with MLM people, and with experience in dealing with networks and information security. That's all. I hope I came across that way. Joshua On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Rogelio <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Rob Hudson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I say get them the hell out before they piss off members and give your > space > > a bad name. I'd have no issue banning their specific practices. What > happens > > when they start using your shared wifi for spam or other semi legal > > purposes? > > I know lots of MLM types (almost all are annoying on some level), but > I have yet to see any of them jeopardize common WiFi for spam or "semi > legal purposes." > > Most of them don't know how to do it (that's usually why they're MLM), > and unless you have an onsite SMTP server that they are using, what do > you really have to worry about? Most email providers require that you > authenticate to their SMTP server before you send, and when you do, > you're limited to x amount (50 or so) per email blast. If they get a > complaint (Spamhaus, Spamcop, etc), then they lock the account. Their > provider's IP is the one at risk for blacklisting. > > This is more of a question of shared values. If you tell a MLM person > that s/he is cramping the style of the other people with their > constant solicitations, then most of the time, they get it. This sort > of thing is really no different than some people who always hit on > others of the opposite sex, and someone eventually talks to them on > the side about how annoying they're coming across. > > -- > Also on LinkedIn? Feel free to connect if you too are an open > networker: [email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
