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We want to continue support of MHPCC and encourage each and every employee to use the resources available via the Internet in a manner that continues the spirit of community contribution and collaboration. The guidelines in this document are meant to provide useful tips and techniques to promote your effective use of the Internet.
Your best guide to appropriate work-related uses of the Internet is common sense. Good judgment can guide you to appropriate uses of the Internet. The smooth operation of the Internet relies on each of us using common sense to collaborate and contirbute electronically. These guidelines and policies are provided to assist you. As an extension of MHPCC, we are obligated to adhere to their Acceptable Use Policies.
In general this requires efficient, ethical and legal utilization of the network resources. Transmission of any material in violation of any US or state regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. Use for commercial activities is not acceptable. Use for product advertisement or political lobbying is also prohibited. If a user violates any of these provisions, his or her access can be terminated and disciplinary and/or appropriate legal action may be taken.
Advanced Network & Services, Inc. ("ANS") is a not-for-profit
corporation dedicated to the advancement of education and research
in the interest of improving competitiveness and productivity
in the global economic environment. Accordingly, ANS' objectives are to help expand access to and interchange of information technology
resources among academic, government and industry users, provide
state-of-the-art high speed data networks and related services,
engage in related research and development work, and improve the
ways that information is created and used for education and research
purposes.
ANS aims to support the academic and research communities,
enhance education and research at all levels, and contribute to
improving the quality of education and research. Organizations
using ANS services will directly benefit if ANS services and facilities
are used in ways which will build overall system efficiencies,
maximize the accessibility of the system, and minimize or eliminate
unimportant or improper traffic over the systems.
The purpose of the NSFNET, which is the backbone network to the
Internet, is to support research and education in and among academic
institutions in the U.S. by providing access to unique resources
and the opportunity for collaborative work. The use of HEI's computing
facilities and resources and your Internet account must be in support of education and research and consistent with company educational
objectives since HEI is connected to the Internet backbone via ANS and the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC). As such, use must be in
accordance with the ANS Acceptable Use Policy, which follows: MHPCC Connection
You are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of computing
and network etiquette. These include (but are not limited to)
the following: Etiquette
Specifically, the Internet should not be used:
Listservs (automatic mailing list programs which forward a message to a distribution list) facilitate electronic discussions on a specific topic.
When downloading software, you must comply with company policies relating to software, even if the software is in the "public domain." Please be sure to scan any programs for viruses before you run them.
Before downloading or trying to use Internet-specific software (e.g., a Gopher client, or a new version of Netscape) on your PC, check with the Help Desk. You may be violating the license agreement or may cause problems with your PC, and it's likely to not work anyway because of our Internet security firewall.
When a file is available on multiple servers, select the one closest to Hawaii to minimize Internet traffic. As a courtesy to others, try to do large file transfers during off hours for the server. Think in terms of the site you are visiting, not your local time.
Here are some other guidelines for participation in Usenet:
Usenet is a conferencing system not yet (as of January 1996) available on our system. However, it will eventually become available. Usenet
exchanges tend to be more open, more candid, and more adversarial
at times. If you are new to Usenet, subscribe to "news.announce.newusers,"
which provides information on "netiquette" (etiquette
on the Internet). Usenet is for the most part a pretty friendly
place. However, if you are on Usenet and find yourself being "attacked,"
known as "flamed," be thoughtful about how you respond.
Remember, you're responding from an HEI address even though you
may be expressing your own opinion. In many cases, the best thing
is to limit your replies to the facts, or withdraw from the conversation
altogether. Usenet Conference Participation
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