Path: trmetu!kursat Organization: Middle East Technical University - Computer Center ~Date: Tuesday, 4 Feb 1992 10:30:01 TUR ~From: Kursat CAGILTAY Message-ID: <92035.103001KURSAT@TRMETU.BITNET> ~Newsgroups: metu.cc.news ~Subject: Network RULES (Please read carefully !!!) Rules of Network Usage This article explains the rules for EARN Network Usage in METU campus. This code of conduct has been established to remind users of the intended purposes of EARN, in additon to clarify that EARN should not be relied upon for transmission of confidential or sensitive data because EARN can not guarantee its security. Users found in violation of these rules and regulations will be held accountable for their action. EARN and METUCC reserve the rights to deny the use of the network to individuals found to be rules explained below. 1- An EARN user is a representative of METU, so, an extra care must be taken while using the network resource. If one behaves against the rules METU or Republic of TURKEY, METU Computer Center has the right of cancelling the user-id without noticing the user and give the information to the judgement institutes. 2- Purpose of the network is to support academic and research activities. So, using it for another activity is not allowed. > deleted 4- Listservs are powerful communication tools in academic life. But some non-academic ones do exist. It has been reported that some discussion against of METU and Republic of TURKEY take place in some of these lists. Therefore, the ones taking place in these discussion and against of METU and Republic of TURKEY will be prosecuted. >deleted 6-2. Use of the network for political and religious activism is forbidden. ANKARA_TURKEY.