This policy does not apply to communications within a single site. All applicable Federal, State, and Local laws must be upheld by all site administrators and other participants of the organization. Denials of Service Spoofing Unauthorized access or use of network resources Open mail, news or other protocol relays Responsibilities Electronic Mail Forwarding E-mail forwarding is the core the organization. Sites must be capable of forwarding e-mail to and from the organization. In some cases the e-mail topology configuration is coordinated centrally by the organization.
All communications take some amount of network bandwidth.
In case of emergencies resulting from programs or sites which may be out of control, the affected sites will cooperate in a reasonable manner to resolve the problem. Sites should make a reasonable effort to minimize bandwidth consumption. Whenever the organization receives a complaint about a site, it will be forwarded to the administrator for the site. The site administrator is responsible to cooperate with the hostmaster in the resolution of any and all complaints regarding their site. The site administrator may request assistance from other admins or the hostmaster in determining what is a reasonable response.