Hnet Internet

HNET Acceptable Use Policy

Please read and understand the Hnet user's policy. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us. It is the responsibility of each user to read, understand and adhere to the following policy. Failure to do so could result in a non-refundable termination of that user's account. Webmaster also has the authority to suspend a user's account while investigating the possibility of a policy violation.

The following activities are unacceptable uses of an Hnet Internet Account: Using the internet in violation of federal, state, or local statutes Posting offensive, indecent, pornographic, or other inappropriate materials on the Internet Distributing software or materials in violation of copyrights or distribution licenses Posting someone's personal data (address, phone numbers social security number, etc) in such a way as to cause undue inconvenience or hazard to that person Falsifying user information provided to Hnet Spamming (sending bulk email for mass marketing of a product, service, get-rich-quick scheme, or other questionable material) Mail bombing (sending large quantities of email or a large email in order to flood someone's mailbox Sending harassing, offensive, or objectionable email Forging email headers to disguise originator of message Willfully misrepresenting oneself during Internet activities Creating or partaking in email chain letters or pyramid schemes Spamming to the usenet newsgroups, or sending quantities of off-topic posts to the newsgroups Engaging in any of the foregoing activities by using the service of another provider, channeling such activities through an Hnet account Hillman Consulting Services (Hnet) provides a gateway to the Internet, allowing our users to go wherever they choose on the Internet. Limiting access to selected Internet sites is the responsibility of the user. There is software commercially available to assist you in controlling Internet access to family members and parental supervision is encouraged. The primary user is responsible for the activity of any secondary users (extra email accounts) or guest users logging on under their username. Hence, it is vitally important to protect your password. If you feel your password has been compromised, contact us and we will change it. Hnet is not responsible for any abusive actions that originate from other locations on the Internet. We are limiting the number of emails sent by each user to 100 a day. Attachments are limited to 250kbs per email. If you feel you have a valid reason to exceed these quantities, contact the webmaster. It is the webmaster's discretion to allow or deny the user's request on an individual basis.

Acceptable Use of Hnet Network Facilities Telnetting onto the Hnet server is available to those users who know how to use the service. Our accounts allow for file storage within the individual user's directories on the server. The primary user is the only one authorized to telnet and ftp into the system (only one homepage per customer). CGI scripting is allowed and can be stored within a cgi_bin subdirectory within the user's "www" subdirectory. Telnetting onto our server also allows those users interested in Perl or the C compiler to access these services. The following is not permitted: Cracking Using the system in such a way that encumbers disc space, bandwidth, processors or other system resources. Sending viruses or out of band packets to other users These policies are set forth for the protection and convenience of Hnet Internet users. Adherence to these policies are not only strongly recommended, they are mandatory.