Setting up your computer for login by those outside the tri-college community violates acceptable use policies of the networks in which Haverford participates and jeopardizes the security of Haverford's network. Similarly, do not share your email or dial-in account with anyone. Send mail only to people you already know or who may be interested in what you have to say. Like the telephone, electronic mail supports communication between individuals who either already know each other or who have a reason for contacting one another. Just as you would not call up strangers and talk to them, you should not send random mail messages to people you do not know.
Many people feel harassed or highly uncomfortable when they receive email messages from strangers.
Do not send mass electronic mailings or forward computer chain letters. Sending mail to a large mailing list or forwarding chain letters wastes computer and human resources. If you don't know the person you're sending a message to, or are not sure that they would be interested in the information you're sending, then you shouldn't be sending it. Although we have consciously not made an exact definition of a mass mailing in terms of the number of recipients or the nature of the message, you should use this guideline in determining whether a mailing is appropriate. Tone is difficult to discern in electronic communication.