The Central Valley Internet Project (CVIP) was created to offer low-cost,
high-speed Internet access to a select group of individuals in the Central
San Joaquin Valley. In order to continue to offer reliable and consistent
service, we ask that all CVIP members follow a few simple guidelines. These
guidelines are not intended to restrict access or to make it difficult to
enjoy the many resources and benefits of the Internet. They are solely
intended to protect our community of members and to abide by relevant
national
and state laws.
We ask that you read the remainder of this document and comply with the
guidelines set forth. If you have any questions about anything contained
in this document, please contact the CVIP Technical Support Group at
278-1111.
Services
Services provided by CVIP include electronic mail, web browsing, internet
news, FTP and telnet. In addition, there are numerous other applications
available to make your use of the Internet more productive. For a small
sampling of some of these applications, point your Netscape browser to
http://www.fresno.com/cvonline/welcome/apps2kno.htm.
Although we provide the applications included in your installation package
and can point you in the direction of others, we have no control over the
way they have been developed and offer no guarantee as to their use. Our
Technical Support Group will do everything they can to make sure you get
the most out of your Internet experience.
General Guidelines
CVIP reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and may exercise its
right to cancel a CVIP membership if it feels a subscriber is violating
CVIP guidelines or engaging in any activity that is in violation of local,
state, or federal laws.
Inappropriate Activities
1. Commercial Activity
Your CVIP Account is intended for your individual use only. Commercial
use of a University-sponsored resource is a violation of State law. If
you would like to engage in commercial Internet-related activities, you
should contact one of the local Internet Service Providers. Contact our
Technical Support Group at 278-1111 for more information on alternative
Internet Service Providers.
2. Multiple Logins
Logging in twice using the same account at one time is not allowed. This
slows down the
system, ties up modems and prevents others from using CVIP resources.
3. Allowing Other People to Use Your Account
Each CVIP account is sold to a single individual. Use of that account by
multiple persons is a violation of CVIP guidelines. If you wish to purchase
an account for someone else, please contact CVIP at 278-1111.
4. Transfer of Illegal Material
Transferring illegal material such as pirated software is a felony and a
violation of CVIP
policy. State and Federal authorities will be notified is such activity
is discovered.
5. Spamming
Spamming is a term used on the Internet to describe unsolicited mass
distributions of email messages or postings to multiple Internet
newsgroups.
These are some general definitions of spamming:
Sending unsolicited mass e-mail messages to more than
25 e-mail users if the distribution generates complaints.
Posting a single article or advertisement on multiple
Internet newsgroups.
Posting to any Internet newsgroup articles that are off
the topic according the the charter of the groups.
Posting advertisements that have nothing to do with the newsgroup to
which you are posting inconveniences thousands of people. People
are paying to receive Usenet news articles, are paying to store the
articles, and are paying to read the articles. So, while Usenet
news groups appear to be a free form of advertising, they are not.
Those who pay and those who subscribe to the newsgroup will not hesitate
to complain *loudly* to you and your administrator.
In addition to violating the rules Usenet News etiquette, posting
advertisements can be illegal. Electronic chain letters are illegal,
according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, if they "request money
or other items of value and promise a substantial return to the
participants." (See
http://www.usps.gov
for more information.) With many thousands of individuals reading Usenet
newsgroups, it's almost certain that authorities will receive a copy of
any chain letter that is posted.
Beyond angering thousands of people and possibly resulting in legal
action, spamming can degrade the performance of the email machine that
you are using. If you spam others on the campus email servers, your
unwanted messages may consume mailbox space belonging to the recipients.
If you spam newsgroups, system time will be spent in processing the
hundreds of angry complaints that will be delivered to you and to your
administrators from others throughout the world.
Spamming is an inappropriate use of campus resources. If you have any
question about what constitutes spamming, call the ITS Help Desk at
278-5000 before you mail or post articles.
6. Harassment
The intentional harassment of CVIP subscribers, employees, or other Internet
users may be grounds for cancellation of your account. Please exhibit
courtesy
at all times.
Please contact us at 278-1111, or by email at help@csufresno.edu, if you
have any comments, questions or suggestions about our policies.
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