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- From: skunz@iastate.edu (Steven L Kunz)
- Subject: Re: Babak Sehari postings -- iastate.edu is dealing
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <C0Hnup.366@cs.uiuc.edu> <1993Jan7.155051.20843@eff.org>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:00:16 GMT
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- In <1993Jan7.155051.20843@eff.org> kadie@eff.org (Carl M. Kadie) writes:
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- >2. Massive autoposting likely violates the University's likely
- >prohibition on substantially disruptive actions. [...]
- >[...] (Massive autoposting also likely violates the ISU computer policy's ban
- >on "rude" postings. But this ban is, in my opinion, illegal because it is
- >unconstutionally vague and broad.)
-
- For a point of reference on what we are talking about here ...
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- From Iowa State's computer ethics statement:
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- The following guidelines govern ethical computer use at Iowa State
- University:
-
- ...
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- # ISU policies regarding the appropriate use of university facilities
- and the ethics of personal behavior apply to the use of all forms of
- electronic communication. In addition, users of any electronic
- communication facilities, such as electronic mail, networks, bulletin
- boards and newsgroups, are obligated to comply with the restrictions
- and acceptable practices established for those specific facilities.
- Certain types of communications are expressly forbidden. This includes
- the random mailing of messages; the sending of obscene, harassing, or
- threatening material; or the use of the facilities for commercial or
- political purposes.
-
- ...
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- Steven L. Kunz
- Networked Applications | Usenet News Admin.
- Iowa State University Computation Center, Iowa State University, Ames IA
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