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- <NIC.MERIT.EDU> /nsfnet/acceptable.use.policies/suranet.txt September 1992
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- SURAnet Acceptable Use Policy
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Submitted, 9/14/92, by: Michael Taranto
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