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 Comply with Intended Use of the System- It is important that you understand the
purpose of the Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems so that your use of these resources
is in compliance with that purpose.
- Don't
violate
the
intended
use
of
the
systems
and
network
at
the
Computer
Studies
Department.
The purpose of these facilities is to support
education, and the Computer Studies Department's
administrative activities, by providing access
to computing resources and the opportunity for
individual or collaborative work. All use of
the Computer Studies Department's Alpha Server,
computer networks and PC systems must be consistent
with this purpose. For example:
- Don't
try to interfere with or alter
the integrity of the Alpha
Server, computer networks and
PC systems at large, by doing
any of the following:
- permitting
another individual to use
your account.
- impersonating
other individuals in communication
(particularly on our Alpha
Server, etc.).
- attempting
to capture or crack passwords
or encrypted information.
- destroying
or altering data or programs
belonging to other users.
- Don't
try to restrict or deny access
to the Alpha Server, computer
networks and PC systems by
legitimate users. e.g.
- don't
try to crash the Alpha Server,
computer networks and PC
systems at the Computer Studies
Department.
- don't
attempt to make a computer
impersonate other systems.
- Don't
consume unneeded resources
to include network bandwidth,
computer time, disk, or processes.
The web has traffic limitations;
a site without an academic
mission should not consume
extensive resources.
- Don't
use the facilities for private
financial gain.
- Don't
transmit threatening or harassing
materials through our Alpha
Server mail or Internet.
Assure
Ethical Use of the System
Along
with the many opportunities that
the Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems provide for students
of the Computer Studies Department
to share information comes the
responsibility to use the system
in accordance with the Computer
Studies Department's standards
of honesty and personal conduct.
Those standards call for all
students to act in a responsible,
professional way.
Appropriate
use of the resources includes
maintaining the security of the
Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems, protecting privacy,
and conforming to applicable
laws, particularly copyright
and harassment laws.
- Don't
let anyone know your password(s).
While
you should feel free to let
others know your Login ID,
you should never ever
let anyone know your account
password(s). This includes
even trusted friends. You will
note that you specify a password
and your Login ID is supplied
to you to gain UNIX system
access. When you first Login
you must specify a personal
password. This assures you
that you are not sharing knowledge
of your password
with other students. We have
taken this step so that your
password is private to you;
please maintain that secrecy.
Giving
someone else your password
is like giving them a signed
blank check, or your charge
card. You should never do this,
even to "lend" your
account to them temporarily.
Anyone who has your password
can use your account, and whatever
he or she does that affects
the system will be traced back
to your Login ID. If your Login
ID or account is used in an
abusive or otherwise inappropriate
manner, you can be held responsible. Much
of the software on the Computer
Studies Department's Alpha
Server, computer networks and
PC systems are licensed only
for current students, staff,
and faculty. Use of the computers
by others violates that contract.
In
fact, there is never any reason
to tell anyone your password:
every Computer Studies Department
student, faculty member, staff
person who qualifies for one
has one. If your goal is permitting
other users to read or write
some of your files, there are
always ways of doing this without
giving away your
password.
For
information about how to manage
the security of your account,
including advice on how to
choose a good password, how
to change passwords, and how
to share information without
giving away your password,
see your Instructor, Lab Technician
or the Department Coordinator.
- Don't
violate the privacy of other
users.
The
Electronic Communications Privacy
Act (18 USC 2510 et seq., as
amended) and other federal laws
protect the privacy of users
of wire and electronic communications.
The
computer and network facilities
of Computer Studies Department
facilitate information sharing.
Security mechanisms for protecting
information from unintended access,
from within the system or from
the outside, are minimal. These
mechanisms, by themselves, are
not sufficient for a large community
in which protection of individual
privacy is as important as sharing.
Therefore, you must supplement
the system's security mechanisms
by using the system in a manner
that preserves the privacy of
themselves and others.
All
users should make sure that their
actions don't violate the privacy
of other users, if even unintentionally.
Some
specific areas to watch for include
the following:
- Don't
try to access the files or
directories of another user
without clear authorization
from that user. Typically,
this authorization is signaled
by the other user's setting
file access permissions to
allow public or group reading
of the files. If you are
in doubt, ask your Instructor,
Lab Technician or the
Department Coordinator.
- Don't
try to intercept or otherwise
monitor any network communications
not explicitly intended for
you. These include Logins,
mail, and any other Alpha
Server, computer networks
and PC systems traffic not
explicitly intended for you.
- Don't
create any shared programs
that secretly collect information
about their users. Software
on the Computer Studies Department's
Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems is subject
to the same guidelines for
protecting privacy as any
other information-gathering
project at the Computer Studies
Department
- Don't
remotely log into (or otherwise
use) any workstation or computer
not designated explicitly
for student Logins over the
Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems -- even if
the configuration of the
computer permits remote access.
- Don't
copy or misuse copyrighted
software or related material.
Many
programs, and related materials
such as documentation, are owned
by individual users or third
parties, and are protected by
copyright and other laws, together
with licenses and other contractual
agreements.
Such
restrictions may include (but
are not necessarily limited to)
prohibitions against:
- copying
programs or data
- reselling
programs or data
- using
programs or data for non-educational
purposes
- using
programs or data for financial
gain
- using
programs or data without
being among the individuals
or groups licensed to do
so
- publicly
disclosing information about
programs (e.g., source code)
without the owner's authorization
- Placing
any materials owned by others,
i.e. copyrighted works, on
your Web page, or for other
display, without the expressed
permission of the copyright
owner. (Examples: cartoons,
articles, photographs, songs,
sound bites, software, graphics
scanned in from published
works or other web pages.
- Placing
copyright attribution on
the displayed material is
not sufficient to enable
its display; you must contact
that copyright owner to be
assured that the display
is acceptable. Do this before
the display is attempted.
- You
should assume materials you
find on the Web are copyrighted
unless a disclaimer or waiver
is expressly stated. You
may include quotation of
a few words provided you
identify the author and the
work from which the quotation
is taken. You must abide
by these legal and contractual
restrictions, because to
do otherwise may subject
you to civil or criminal
prosecution.
- Don't
use the Alpha Server, computer
networks and PC systems to
harass anyone in any way.
Harassment
is defined as any conduct, verbal
or physical, on or off campus,
which has the intent or effect
of unreasonably interfering with
an individual's or group's educational
or work performance at the Computer
Studies Department or which creates
an intimidating, hostile or offensive
educational, work or living environment.
Harassment on the basis of race,
color, gender, disability, religion,
national origin, sexual orientation,
or age includes harassment of
an individual in terms of a stereotyped
group characteristic, or because
of that person's identification
with a particular group.
The
Computer Studies Department's
harassment policy extends to
the networked world. For example,
sending email or other electronic
messages, which unreasonably
interfere with anyone's education
or work at the Computer Studies
Department or any other institution,
using the Computer Studies Department
as a base, may constitute harassment
and is in violation of the intended
use of the system. Do not print
or display material that may
be considered offensive unless
you have and academic reason.
This includes pornography, both
pictures and written material.
Any
student or member of the Computer
Studies Department who feels
harassed is encouraged to seek
assistance and resolution of
the complaint.
Assure
Proper Use of System Resources
The
Computer Studies Department's
Alpha Server, computer networks
and PC systems resources are
powerful tools that can be easily
misused. Your use of the system
should be consistent with the
intended uses of these resources.
- Don't
perform commercial activities
on the Computer Studies Department's
facilities.
- Commercial
activity on the Computer
Studies Department's computers
is only permitted for business
done on behalf of Computer
Studies Department, not for
the benefit of private individuals
or other organizations.
- The
Institute's name must not
be used in ways that suggest
or imply the endorsement
of other organizations, their
products, or services.
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