Use of the Internet by University of Louisville users is governed by the following Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) from Sprint. Sprint has agreed to notify U of L of changes to this AUP should they occur in the future; the following text reflects the AUP as incorporated into the December 3, 1999 agreement between U of L and Sprint. 

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Sprint Acceptable Use Policy

Sprint's Acceptable Conduct Policy (the "Policy") for Sprint's IP Products and Services is designed to help protect Sprint, Sprint's customers and the Internet community in general from irresponsible or, in some cases, illegal activities. The Policy is a non-exclusive list of the actions prohibited by Sprint. Sprint reserves the right to modify the Policy at any time.

PROHIBITED USES OF SPRINT'S SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

1. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, and material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.

2. Sending unsolicited mail messages, including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals who did not specifically request such material (e.g., "e-mail spam"). This includes, but is not limited to, bulk-mailing of commercial advertising, informational announcements, and political tracts. It also includes posting the same or similar message to one or more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting). Sprint accounts or services may not be used to collect replies to messages sent from another Internet Service Provider where those messages violate this Policy or that of the other provider.

3. Unauthorized use, or forging, of mail header information (e.g., "spoofing").

4. Unauthorized attempts by a user to gain access to any account or computer resource not belonging to that user (e.g., "cracking").

5. Obtaining or attempting to obtain service by any means or device with intent to avoid payment.

6. Unauthorized access, alteration, destruction, or any attempt thereof, of any information of any Sprint customers or end-users by any means or device.

7. Knowingly engage in any activities that will cause a denial-of-service (e.g., synchronized number sequence attacks) to any Sprint customers or end-users whether on the Sprint network or on another provider's network.

8. Using Sprint's Products and Services to interfere with the use of the Sprint network by other customers or authorized users.

Each Sprint IP customer is responsible for the activities of its customer base/representatives or end-users and, by accepting service from Sprint, is agreeing to ensure that its customers/representatives or end-users abide by this Policy. Complaints about customers/representatives or end-users of a Sprint IP customer will be forwarded to the Sprint IP customer's postmaster for action. If violations of the Sprint Acceptable Use Policy occur, Sprint IP customer's Products and Services reserves the right to terminate services with or take action to stop the offending customer from violating Sprint's AUP as Sprint deems appropriate, without notice.

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