GDEX ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP) GDEX INTERNET SERVICES Acceptable Use Policy has the following goals: Ensure security, reliability and privacy of our network. Avoid any cause that may incur civil liability Preserve the privacy and security of individuals Preserve the value of Internet Resources Encourage the responsible use of net resources, discourage practices which degrade the usability of network resources The Acceptable Use Policy below defines the actions which GDEX considers to be abusive, and thus, strictly prohibited. Please note that the actions listed below are also not permitted from other Internet Service Providers on behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by GDEX, or connected via the GDEX network. Furthermore, such services may not be advertised via deceptive marketing policies, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission Deception Policy Statement. General Conduct Customers are prohibited from transmitting on or through any of GDEX's services, any material that is, in GDEX's sole discretion, unlawful, obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or hateful, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law. GDEX services may only be used for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution, or storage of any information, data or material in violation of United States or state regulation or law, or by the common law, is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, or any other statute. GDEX reserves the right to remove such illegal material from its servers. The customer is responsible for keeping his/her billing data with GDEX up-to-date and accurate. Furnishing false data on the sign up form, contract, or online application, including fraudulent use of credit card numbers, is grounds for immediate termination, and may subject the offender to civil or criminal liability. The resale of GDEX products and service is not permitted, unless specifically permitted and documented in a written agreement. System and Network Security Customers may not attempt to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, or account. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing data not intended for the Customer, logging into a server or account the Customer is not expressly authorized to access, or probing the security of other networks. Customers may not attempt to interfere with service to any user, host, or network. This includes, but is not limited to, "flooding" of networks, deliberate attempts to overload a service, and attempts to "crash" a host. Customers may not use any kind of program/script/command, or send messages of any kind, designed to interfere with a user's terminal session, via any means, locally or by the Internet. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability. GDEX will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of system or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in the investigation of suspected criminal violations. E-mail Harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages, is prohibited. Customers may not send e-mail to any person who does not wish to receive it. If a recipient asks to stop receiving e-mail, the customer must not send that person any further e-mail. Customers are explicitly prohibited from sending unsolicited bulk mail messages ("junk mail" or "spam"). This includes, but is not limited to, bulk-mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements, and political tracts. Such material may only be sent to whose who have explicitly requested it. Customers may not forward or otherwise propagate chain letters, whether or not the recipient wishes to receive such mailings. Malicious e-mail, including but not limited to "mailbombing" (flooding a user or site with very large or numerous pieces of e-mail), is prohibited. Forging of header information is not permitted. GDEX accounts or services may not be used to collect replies to messages sent from another Internet Service Provider, where those messages violate this Acceptable Use Policy or the Acceptable Use Policy of that other provider. These rules apply to other types of Internet-based distribution medium as well, such as RLG's Ariel system (a system for sending FAX-like documents over the Internet). USENET posting have their won regulations. USENET GDEX provides an uncensored newsfeed. As such, GDEX does not control the content of the newsgroups available to its customers. GDEX is not responsible for the content of any USENET posting, whether or not the posting was made by a GDEX customer. Postings to USENET newsgroups must comply with the written charters or FAQs for those newsgroups. Advertisements should only be posted in those newsgroups whose charters/FAQs explicitly permit them. The poster is responsible for determining the etiquette of a given newsgroup, prior to posting to it. Customers are prohibited from posting the same or similar message to large numbers of newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or "USENET spam"). Customers are prohibited from posting chain letters of any type. Customers are prohibited from posting binary files to newsgroups not specifically named for that purpose. Customers are prohibited from canceling or superseding posts other than their own, with the exception of official newsgroup moderators performing their duties Customers are prohibited from forging heading information. This includes attempting to circumvent the approval process for posting to a moderated newsgroup. Customer may not solicit mail for any other address other than that of customer's GDEX account or service, with the intent to harass or collect replies after GDEX service has been terminate. IRC (Internet Relay Chat) GDEX is not liable for the content of any communications made on IRC. The GDEX IRC service is free, value-added service for GDEX customers, and the terms of its operation may change at any time GDEX reserved the right to ban from its IRC server any user whose conduct is, in GDEX's sole judgement, disruptive. IRC robots ("bots" or "clones") may not be run from GDEX shell accounts, or on the GDEX IRC server. Customers may not attempt to impersonate others or use IRC anonymously by disguising their hostname or username. Customers are prohibited from using IRC scripts or programs that interfere with or deny service to other users on any server or host. Customers are also prohibited from engaging in activities which harass other users. This includes, but is not limited to, "flooding" (rapidly entering text with the intent to fill the screens of others), "flashing" (disrupting terminal emulation), "takeovers" (forcibly seizing operator privileges), attempting to send private messages to those who do not wish to see tem (via "ignore"), attempting to return to a channel after being banned from it, and other disruptive behaviors. Individual Accounts (Dial-Up Users Only) GDEX shell accounts are intended for interactive use. Attempts to circumvent the 'idle daemon' or time charges accounting, or attempts to run programs while not logged in by any method, are prohibited. GDEX shell accounts operate on shared resources. Customers are prohibited from excessive consumption of resources, including CPU time, memory, disk space, and session time. The use of resource-intensive programs which negatively impact other system users or the performance of GDEX system or networks is prohibited, and GDEX staff may take action to limit or terminate such programs. Password security is the responsibility of the individual user. Good passwords should be a minimum of six characters long, contain at least one number or symbol, and are not based on any dictionary word or common name. Customers may not share passwords or accounts with others. GDEX Trusted Net Call GDEX Trusted Net at 678-439-7011