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- BITNET Network Information Center
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- EDUCOM PO Box 364, Princeton NJ 08540 609-520-3377
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- BITNET USAGE GUIDELINES
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- The BITNET Usage Guidelines have been established by the
- BITNET Board of Trustees to remind users of the intended
- purpose of BITNET, Inc., and to offer some solutions to avoid
- abuse. While BITNET has proven an extremely useful network
- for scholarly research and communication, it is not and
- should not be considered a secure network, and should not be
- relied on for transmission of confidential or sensitive data.
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- o All use of BITNET must be consistent with its goal to
- facilitate the exchange of non-commercial information in
- support of the educational and research interests of
- Class A and B members.
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- o All transmissions from Class D and E members to Class D
- and E members are prohibited except to the extent they
- relate to conference or committee activity sponsored
- by a Class A, B, or C member.
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- o Large files sent over BITNET may cause traffic problems.
- A large file will reach its destination, but will do so
- at the expense of many other users. Therefore, file
- transmissions are limited to 300,000 bytes (3,750
- eighty-character records) regardless of the time of day.
- Files exceeding this limit may be divided into a number
- of smaller files of 300,000 bytes or less, and transmit-
- ted at appropriate intervals.
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- o Since interactive messages take precedence over all
- other transmissions, extensive use of messaging can
- block the flow of BITNET traffic. Therefore, applica-
- tions which make extensive use of interactive messaging
- capability, such as BITNET-based PVM software, are re-
- stricted to research use for designated computer center
- staff.
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- o Proprietary software may not be sent over BITNET.
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- o Random mailings (junk mail), casual contacts ("Who are
- you?" messages), and job solicitations are discouraged.
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- Guidelines may change as the need arises. All members of the
- BITNET community are responsible for seeing that these
- constraints and courtesies are upheld. Abuses should be
- reported to local user services.
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- BITNET Network Information Center
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- EDUCOM PO Box 364, Princeton NJ 08540 609-520-3377
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