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29 October 1990
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NEARnet - ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
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This statement represents a guide to the acceptable use of NEARnet for data
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communications. It is only intended to address the issue of NEARnet use. In
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those cases where data communications are carried across other regional
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networks or the Internet, NEARnet users are advised that acceptable use
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policies of those other networks apply and may limit use.
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NEARnet member organizations are expected to inform their users of both the
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NEARnet and the NSFnet acceptable use policies.
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1. NEARnet Primary Goals
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1.1 NEARnet, the New England Academic and Research Network, has been
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established to enhance educational and research activities in New
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England, and to promote regional and national innovation and
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competitiveness. NEARnet provides access to regional and national
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resources to its members, and access to regional resources from
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organizations throughout the United States and the world.
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2. NEARnet Acceptable Use Policy
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2.1 All use of NEARnet must be consistent with NEARnet's primary goals.
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2.2 It is not acceptable to use NEARnet for illegal purposes.
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2.3 It is not acceptable to use NEARnet to transmit threatening, obscene,
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or harassing materials.
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2.4 It is not acceptable to use NEARnet so as to interfere with or disrupt
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network users, services or equipment. Disruptions include, but are not
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limited to, distribution of unsolicited advertizing, propagation of
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computer worms and viruses, and using the network to make unauthorized
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entry to any other machine accessable via the network.
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2.5 It is assumed that information and resources accessible via NEARnet are
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private to the individuals and organizations which own or hold rights
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to those resources and information unless specifically stated otherwise
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by the owners or holders of rights. It is therefore not acceptable for
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an individual to use NEARnet to access information or resources unless
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permission to do so has been granted by the owners or holders of
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rights to those resources or information.
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3. Violation of Policy
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3.1 NEARnet will review alleged violations of Acceptable Use Policy on a
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case-by-case basis. Clear violations of policy which are not promptly
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remedied by member organization may result in termination of NEARnet
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membership and network services to member.
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