Introduction

PastyNet began in 1999 as a project of Still Waters Assisted Living Community in Calumet, Michigan.  It is a dial-in network which was developed in response to the need for a dependable, accessible connection to the Internet.  Its original use was primarily for Still Waters' own staff and corporate members, as a path to access and maintain the domains we host (such as pasty.com, sweetroll.com, etc.) which are co-located elsewhere on the Internet.  For a fee, individuals may join our membership and make use of this dial-in service.  By making use of the service, each member agrees to abide by the following Acceptable Use Policy, which is intended to protect our members, our service, and the Internet community from potential abuse.

PastyNET Acceptable Use Policy

Members will be expected to keep all passwords and identifying information securely stored. The passwords to an account allow access to the account and thereby to our network. Each member will be expected to ensure that this Acceptable Use Policy is honored and will be held responsible for any infringement.

Sites and users outside of our network are not the responsibility of PastyNET. This document is subject to change as necessary in accordance with local, State and Federal regulations.
 

Dial-in Access
- Multiple simultaneous login attempts to a single dial-in account
- Use of idle-time generators or auto-redialers to maintain a modem connection to the PastyNET, simulating a dedicated line.

Email
- Unsolicited mass mailings of any kind – this includes commercial and non-commercial mailings.
- Sending large quantities of email to a single user in an effort to overflow the mailbox of the target.
- Forging message header information to obscure the origination of the message or the sender’s identity.
 - Pyramid schemes and chain letters – either creating or participating in them. 
 - Sending harassing email (determined by language, size or frequency) – including sending email to a person that has asked that you do not.

Newsgroups and interactive web discussions
- Posting copyrighted or trademarked software without the author’s or company’s written consent.
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- Posting messages which blatantly violate the charter of a specific newsgroup or website. 
- Forging message header information to obscure the poster’s identity.

Network
- Scanning PastyNET or any attached network in an effort to determine possible vulnerabilities of the target system (port scanning). 
- Engaging in activities that disrupt the network of either PastyNET or our customers by using excessive bandwidth, disk space or processor resources.
- Compiling or storing intrusion programs, sniffers and password crackers.
- Storing or distributing any copyrighted or trademarked software without the author’s written consent.

Web Hosting
Dial-in members may not run web servers over a PastyNET modem connection.  Web services on our network only include pasty.net, domain name server, mail server, and newsgroup server.  We provide additional domain hosting service on our co-located server, connected to the Internet through means other than the PastyNET network.

Accountability to "up-stream" bandwidth providers
The Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks, of which PastyNET is your starting point as one of our members.  We are connected to a regional provider (or providers), which in turn are connected to even larger providers.  As a network, PastyNET has agreed to abide by the Acceptable Use Policies of these "up-stream" providers, and you inherit the same guidelines by becoming a member.  For a summary of  some of these current providers' policies, see 

http://www.sprintlink.net/policy/abuse.html

http://www.us.uu.net/support/usepolicy/

http://www.cwusa.com/internet_aup.htm

Contact Information
For questions about PastyNET's Acceptable Use Policy, contact: 

Charlie Hopper, Administrator
Still Waters Assisted Living Community
26096  Elm Street
Calumet, MI  49913
(906)337-5979
chopper@pasty.com

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