On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:39:31 -0400 Mark Weaver mdw1982@mdw1982.com wrote:
I.e. if a business in Pennsylvania only does business in the lower 48 there isn't any need to accept port 25 traffic from Asia, Europe, Latin America, etc...
Until "something comes up" and your users and/or customers are sunk.
I'm the "IT department" for a small company that does local classified ads. No news, just classified ads -- cars, boats, quilts, that kind of thing. Local interest only? There are paying customers who subscribe to the online edition of this paper from many countries around the world, from Ireland to Malaysia.
I would really hesitate to block email by geographic location alone; you never know where your customers are going to come from. Even if it's a locally performed service like plumbing or siding installation -- perhaps someone is moving to your area and doing some advance planning and you could miss the opportunity to provide a quote or information and gain a customer.