This Acceptable Use Policy
("Policy") specifies the actions
prohibited by Deltacom to users of the Deltacom
network. Deltacom reserves the right to modify
the Policy at any time, effective immediately
upon posting of the modified Policy. Indirect
or attempted violations of this Policy, and
actual or attempted violations by a third
party on behalf of a Deltacom customer or
a customer's end user shall be considered
violations of the Policy by such customer
or end user. Deltacom reserves the right to
determine in its sole and absolute discretion
if a violation of this Acceptable Use Policy
has occurred.
Unlawful or Harmful Use
The Deltacom Network may only be used for
lawful purposes and in a manner that is not
harmful to other users. Transmission, distribution,
or storage of any material in violation of
any applicable law, regulation, right, or
license is prohibited. This includes, but
is not limited to, material protected by copyright,
trademark, trade secret, other intellectual
property right which is distributed, stored,
or transmitted without proper authorization,
material covered by any export control law,
and material which is obscene, defamatory,
libelous, threatening, or harassing in nature.
Security Issues
Any violation or attempted violation of any
system or network security element is prohibited,
and may result in criminal and civil liability.
Deltacom will investigate incidents involving
such violations and will cooperate with law
enforcement if a criminal violation is suspected.
Examples of system or network security violations
include, but are not limited to, the following:
| 1. |
Unauthorized access
to or use of data, systems, or networks,
including any attempt to probe, scan,
or test the vulnerability of a system
or network or to breach security or
authentication measures without express
authorization of the owner of the system
or network. |
| 2. |
Unauthorized monitoring
of data or traffic on any network or
system without express authorization
of the owner of the system or network.
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| 3. |
Interference with service
to any user, host, or network including,
without limitation, mail bombing, flooding,
deliberate attempts to overload a system,
and broadcast attacks. |
| 4. |
Forging of any TCP-IP
packet header or any part of the header
information in an e-mail or a newsgroup
posting. |
Electronic Messaging
and e-mail
Causing unsolicited messages ("Spam")
of any sort to be transmitted is prohibited.
This prohibition includes, without limitation,
unsolicited commercial messages, unsolicited
advertising, or unsolicited informational announcements.
This prohibition applies equally to Spam sent
through or via the Deltacom network and to Spam
sent over other networks, but which directs
the recipient to sites hosted by or accessed
through the use of the Deltacom Network.
A user shall not use another site's mail server
to relay mail without the express permission
of the site. The use of any electronic messaging
for the purpose of soliciting e-mail for any
e-mail address other than that of the poster's
account or service, or with the intent to harass,
annoy, or e-mail-bomb, or for the purpose of
collecting e-mail addresses or IP header information
is prohibited. The forging of message header
information is prohibited. A user may not permit
its server to be used as a relay for Spam.
Newsgroups
Posting the same or similar message to more
than three USENET newsgroups is prohibited.
Posting the same or similar message to any newsgroup
more than twice a day is prohibited. Posting
advertisements in a newsgroup whose charters
or FAQ's prohibit the posting of advertisements
is prohibited. The poster of an advertisement
or other information is responsible for determining
the types of postings permitted in a given newsgroup
prior to posting to it. A newsgroup's charter
or FAQ shall be considered conclusive on the
matter of what is and is not permitted in a
given newsgroup.
Posting chain letters of any type is prohibited.
The cancellation or superseding of posts other
than your own, with the exception of official
newsgroup moderators performing their duties,
is prohibited.
Forging of header information is prohibited.
This includes any attempt to circumvent the
approval process for posting to a moderated
newsgroup.
Solicitations of mail for any e-mail address
other than that of the poster's account or service,
with intent to harass, annoy, e-mail bomb, SPAM,
or to collect e-mail addresses or IP header
information, is prohibited.
Contacts
Complaints regarding possible violations of
the Deltacom Internet Acceptable Use Policy
should be sent to abuse@deltacom.com.
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