LEGAL
Information Technology Consulting Services servers are subject
to the following use policy: Users
may not download or store illegal copies of commercial software
on our system.
Users may not make threats against
another person or organization via e-mail, news or any other electronic
media/service we provide.
Users may not mount an attack against
our system or any other systems. This includes but is not limited
to mail bombing, "hacking" or attempting to gain root
or unauthorized shell access, ping flooding, tsunami or flood bots
or annoyance utilities like "nuke" or "flash."
Users may not send "spam" email.
Bulk email, aka "spamming,"
is defined here as delivery and reception of unsolicited email,
from one site, the spamming site, to many recipients, generally
characterized by lack of the usual bulk-mail controls: removal from
mailing lists, access to humans at the spamming site, valid return
addresses, etc.
Our policy is to consider the sending
of unsolicited email to be equivalent to sending unsolicited faxes,
and not allowed. Note that we are not implying that unsolicited
email is actually illegal; the oft-quoted US Code Title 47, Sec.227
(a)(2)(B) is definitely ambiguous on this issue. It is, however,
now against the acceptable use of our network.
Trying to "hack" root login or unauthorized shell access
on our machines is forbidden.
Users may not run packet sniffers
or similar programs.
It is our general policy to not interfere
with anyone's communications regardless of purpose or intent; however,
Modern Solutions will take immediate action to prevent, if possible,
communication or activities that (a) we perceive to be or are informed
are harmful to our services (such as bandwidth problems, flood-pinging
and/or SMTP port attacks, etc) or (b) we are substantially informed
that are illegal. Note that it is not Information Technology Consulting
Services responsibility to determine what is illegal and what is
not. If we must block access, we will do so only as little as is
required to solve the immediate problem, and will attempt to restore
access as soon as the (perceived) problem is resolved.
Because of the above, we do not allow
"adult content" or "pornographic" web sites
of any kind on our machines. The bandwidth and system load requirements
are beyond what we are willing to sell to any individual client.
Use of Information Technology
Consulting Services constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Violation will result in immediate account termination.