User policy of this system (nic.pittsburg-ks.org):
This policy is written and maintained by the system administrator and the administration of PITTSBURG-KS.ORG. If you have any comments regarding it, please mail them to admin@pittsburg-ks.org.
Unauthorized usage of pittsburg-ks.org's computing systems may involve not only transgression of organization policy, but also a violation of state and federal laws. Unauthorized use is a crime and may involve criminal and civil penalties; it will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
The system administrator reserves the right to disable any account, at anytime, in the event of a real or perceived infraction.
GENERAL USAGE:
1) No account holder on this system shall operate in any fashion as to impede the use of said system by ANY other user.
2) If any user finds another user of the system to be in violation, or suspicion of violation of any rules or policies, the finding user is to notify the system administrator immediately, and WILL NOT attempt to police this system on his/her own.
3) The sharing of accounts with friends or relatives is strictly prohibited without prior permission from the system administrator.
4) The running of ANY software that was not installed by the system administrator or his agents is prohibited without prior consent of the system administrator.
5) Adult material, material that is racially, sexually, or religeously offensive is strictly prohibited.
6) Users are responsible for all activities associated with their accounts. If a user releases their password to a third party who violates system policy, the owner of the account WILL BE RESPONSIBLE.
7) Use of this system is a privilege, not a right. Severe misuse, or repeated infractions will result in a temporary or permanent loss of use.
8) Services on this system will be granted and/or revoked at the sole discression of the pittsburg-ks.org administration.
9) All activities conducted on this system, or by this system on belalf of all users must not violate local, state, and federal laws.
USER RIGHTS:
In the event that an infraction is discovered or reported, the offending user will be promptly notified and given a chance to discuss the action with the system administrator.
The account of the offending user may be temporarily disabled or permenantly removed, but all data not in violation will be preserved whenever possible.
User Email is considered to be private information. Only under the most severe of circumstances will user email be read. Every user has the right to the privacy of their mail, in the unlikely event that mail must be read, the system administrator will notify the user that his/her mail was read and why.
DISK USAGE:
All accounts have a filesystem quota. If you are in need of more memory, contact the system administrator. Quotas may be increased as needs and filesystem space permits.
Users are expected to actively insure that their activities to not unecessarily load the filesystems. This includes unsubscribing to mailing lists when done with them, or when the user expects to not use the system for an extended period of time. Users should not store excessive amounts of email on the host machine. Additionally, web content not in use should be removed from the system.
LOGS AND MONITORING:
This system creates logs of most user activity. These logs can be used as evidence of unauthorized usage. The system administrator may also monitor the input from any terminal, at any time in the event of suspected unauthorized use, or use that is not consistent with system policy. The system administrator is sworn to secrecy in the event that private information that is not in violation of policy is monitored.
Last Update: 8 May 2000