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Kilroy’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is designed to help protect our
customers, and the Internet community, from irresponsible or illegal
activities. As good net citizens, we prohibit the impersonation of others,
unsolicited commercial appeals, and any disruption of Internet services.
Examples of such activities are given below:
Email
Commercial email:
Sending unsolicited commercial email is prohibited. Using a Kilroy’s email
address to collect responses from unsolicited commercial email is
prohibited. Please refer to the section on Commerce on the Internet for
additional guidance.
Mail bombing:
Sending large volumes of unsolicited email is prohibited.
Harassment:
Sending threatening or harassing email after being requested to stop, is
prohibited. Extremely threatening or harassing email is prohibited always.
News
Newsgroup spamming:
Excessive cross-posting, or posting the same article to several newsgroups,
is prohibited. Generally accepted standards allow no more than 15
newsgroups, or cross-postings, for a single article or substantially similar
articles. Such articles may be cancelled.
Off-topic or inappropriate postings:
There is no restriction on content, except as defined by each newsgroup.
Continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited. Please note that
commercial advertisements are off-topic in the vast majority of newsgroups.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
The use of IRC bots is prohibited, as is the violation of any accepted
policies on IRC servers. If Kilroy’s is banned from a server, the offending
account will be terminated.
General
Kilroy's provides unmetered dial-up access to the Internet at an
agreed-upon flat rate. This is for recreational Internet only. Any
attempt to maintain a dedicated, uninterrupted connection to the
Internet using a regular Kilroy's dial-up account is prohibited.
In practice, users remaining connected for more than 10 hours a
day are considered in violation of the "recreational use" policy.
Impersonation: Attempting to impersonate any person, using forged
headers or other identifying information, is prohibited. The use
of anonymous remailers and nicknames does not constitute impersonation.
Network unfriendly activity: Activities which adversely affect the
ability of other people or systems to use Kilroy’s services or the
Internet is prohibited.
Kilroy's users are responsible for any long distance charges
resulting from the use of Kilroy's services. It is the user's responsibility,
not Kilroy's, to determine whether any such phone calls will result
in long distance phone charges -- regardless of how the phone number
was obtained.
Privacy violations: Attempts, whether successful or not,
to gain access to any computer system, or customer's data, without
consent is prohibited. The posting of pirated software on Kilroy’s
servers is prohibited.
Rationale
This document provides a general understanding of Kilroy’s's policy on the
Appropriate Use of Kilroy’s services. Common sense and judgement are a
necessary part of any system of rules, and this AUP is no exception. Of
course, flagrant or repeated violations of the Policy are viewed in a very
different light than minor infractions.
Protection of our customers and our resources, the ability to provide
quality service to our customers, conformance with existing law, and the
protection of our reputation as a service provider are all contributing
factors to decisions on AUP violations.
It is our intention to allow Kilroy’s customers access to everything the
Internet has to offer with minimal or no interference. Our belief in Free
Speech is a firm commitment to our customers.
However, Free Speech does not include the right to shout "Fire"
in a crowded theater.
In an analogous manner, certain activities are considered inappropriate
by the Internet community at large, and cannot be permitted
under the guise of Free Speech.
Kilroy’s does not censor the content of any newsgroups. We believe such
choices should be left to the individual. We do advise our users that tools
are available to screen an account's access to newsgroups one considers
offensive. It is the account owner's responsibility to make use of such
tools if desired.
Kilroy’s does not monitor the activity of accounts except for measurements
of system utilization and billing records.
However, in our efforts to promote good citizenship within the Internet community,
if we become aware of inappropriate use of Kilroy’s service,
we will respond.
If a Kilroy’s account is used to violate the AUP, we reserve the right to
terminate service without notice. Our preferred course of action would be to
advise the account owner of the inappropriate behavior and corrective action
necessary. However, flagrant violations of the AUP will result in immediate
termination of service.
In the event that an account is temporarily inactivated as a result of any
prohibited activities, the account may be subject to reactivation charges
and/or deposit requirements to be determined by Kilroy’s.
Commerce on the Internet
The Internet can be a very valuable business tool when used properly, and
can reflect poorly upon a business when used improperly. You are strongly
encouraged to visit the following Web pages.
http://www.phoenix.net/~lildan/FAQ/
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/advertisers-blacklist/faq.html
http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
For more information about spamming and netiquette, see:
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.announce.newusers/
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.admin.net-abuse.misc/
For information and support, contact Kilroy’s.
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