For example, all conduct regulations are defining with regard to policy boundaries. So e-mailing a personal message to a friend may be allowed under certain circumstances within a particular command's policy, but not if the message violates fraternization restrictions. Or, finding a pen pal on the Internet, especially from a foreign country, may be questionable conduct depending on how the user discusses their job. For example, one sailor recently wrote a letter to the editor of a local paper using his DON e-mail account. His personal opinions, not moderate by any means, were vicariously attached to the DON when the paper published the e-mail address as his signature.
Many common violations made in ignorance of the law or policy involve e-mail attachments.
Chain letters are strictly prohibited and have resulted in penalties for most abusers. Unlike the old laws, eligible work is now automatically protected without official registration. Yet, because the practice is prevalent, many Web surfers are unaware of the violation when proliferating every file invoking their appeal. And, of course, most users are both responsible and increasingly savvy in terms of office automation. If you are not person to do such is please not to read notice.