The Institute'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 MIT may constitute harassment and is in violation of the intended use of the system. Any member of the MIT community who feels harassed is encouraged to seek assistance and resolution of the complaint. Your use of the system should be consistent with the intended uses of these resources. In particular, you should not overload the system or otherwise abuse the network.
Electronic mail is a fast, convenient form of communication.
However, this ability to send messages to many people makes it easy to misuse the system. When a user sends out an announcement to a huge list of recipients, the mail servers get overloaded, disks fill up, and staff intervention is required. The overall result is a negative impact on the quality of service provided for all users. These considerations apply to the Zephyr service as well. Zephyr is a central service involving thousands of transactions daily.