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<NIC.MERIT.EDU> /nsfnet/acceptable.use.policies/suranet.txt September 1992
SURAnet Acceptable Use Policy
SURAnet is sponsored by the Southeastern Universities Research Association
(SURA), a not for profit corporation, formed by the association of colleges
and universities in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, and the District of Columbia.
SURAnet has two Network Operation Centers (NOC), one at College Park,
Maryland and the second at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta that
provide direct access to the NSFNET backbone.
SURAnet network exists for the primary purpose of transmitting and sharing
information between academic and research organizations. Transmission of any
material in violation of any U.S. or state laws or regulations is prohibited.
A SURAnet connection shall not be used to access other machines without the
permission of the owner. Users of SURAnet are expected to be responsible in
their use of the network and avoid actions that cause interference to the
network or cause interference with the work of others on the network.
SURAnet communication traffic need not conform to the NSFNET Acceptable Use
Agreement and there is no prohibition on commercial traffic. However, the
Subscriber agrees to observe the acceptable use policy of any other network
the Subscriber accesses through the SURAnet connection. The traffic over the
Federally funded National Science Foundation network (NSFNET) is primarily
for research, development, and education purposes. Use of NSFNET for
commercial activities is generally not acceptable, unless it is in support
of research, development, and education. Other networks may have special
usage policies which can be obtained from the network provider.
SURAnet also serves as the East Coast connection point for the Federal
Interagency Exchange (FIX) consisting of the NASA Science Internet (NSI),
DOE Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), and DOD Terrestrial Wide Band
Network (TWB). Also, SURAnet has a connection to DOD MILnet. Through
connections to other networks, SURAnet users can communicate with other
network users throughout the U.S., South America, and overseas.
SURAnet does not own or control all of the various facilities and
communications lines through which it may provide access. Accordingly,
SURAnet shall not be responsible for user/access security. However,
SURAnet will assist in network security breach detection and identification
and in establishing limited access when requested.
Submitted, 9/14/92, by: Michael Taranto
NIC Services
SURAnet