Dundee.Net Internet Acceptable Use Policy
  • General
    • Use of Dundee Internet Services, Inc., (the Company) for illegal activities of any kind, including unauthorized use (or attempted unauthorized use) of the Company's computers/network devices or other computers/network devices on the Internet, forging header information or user identification information, and software piracy is prohibited.
    • Posting or transmitting any information or software which contains a virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm, or other harmful component is prohibited.
  • Usenet Newsgroups
    • The Company places no content restrictions on newsgroups except that (a) no illegal content is permitted and (b) each newsgroup sets its own policies about what are appropriate topics for discussion.
    • Posting 25 or more copies of the same article ("spamming") or continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited. Commercial advertisements are off-topic in virtually all Usenet newsgroups (exceptions include the biz.* hierarchy).
    • Excessive cross posting (Breidbart Index 20 or greater) is prohibited. The Breidbart Index (or BI) is calculated by taking the sum of the square roots of the number of newsgroups each copy of an article was cross posted to. If two articles are posted, one cross posted to 9 newsgroups and the other cross posted to 16 newsgroups, the BI = sqrt(9)+sqrt(16) = 3+4 = 7. For more information on "spam," see the FAQ on "Current Usenet spam thresholds and guidelines" which is regularly posted to the news.admin.net-abuse.misc newsgroup by Chris Lewis. Articles which are "spam" originating from the Company will be cancelled by the Company and the originator may be charged for the cost of cleanup and responding to complaints at the rate of $100 per hour.
    • Posting articles with forged header information (e.g., a falsified "From:" field) is prohibited. Use of anonymous remailers is acceptable use, so long as the use is not otherwise illegal.
  • E-mail
    • Sending harassing or mass unsolicited e-mail is prohibited.
    • Forging header information in e-mail is prohibited.
    • Use of programs such as mflash, Floodgate, or storage of such programs on the Company's servers is prohibited.
  • Internet Relay Chat
    • Use of IRC bots or storing them on the Company's servers is prohibited.
    • Impersonating other users by forging one's email address is prohibited.
  • World Wide Web
    • Use of web pages for advertising purposes requires a Company Business Account. Reselling web space, selling advertising on a web site, or taking credit card orders requires a Company commercial account.
    • Pages containing pornography or nude images may not be stored on the Company's web servers. Any other adult-oriented material should have warning and disclaimer pages, if not password protection.
    • Use of text or images created by others without their permission is copyright infringement and is prohibited.
    • Sites which receive extremely high traffic may be required to move from the user web server to another the Company web server.
  • Public FTP Sites
    • Use of the Company's FTP server for advertising purposes requires a Company commercial account. Reselling FTP space is prohibited.
    • Files containing pornography or nude images may not be stored on the Company's FTP server.
    • Using the Company's FTP server for the exchange of pirated software or software designed to facilitate copyright infringement, unauthorized use of computer systems, credit card fraud, or other illegal activity is prohibited.