M_Rose is committed to and supports the free flow of information and ideas over the Internet. M_Rose does not actively monitor nor does M_Rose exercise editorial control over the content of any web site, electronic mail transmission, mailing list, news group or other material created or accessible over M_Rose services. However, M_Rose reserves the right to remove any materials M_Rose does become aware of that are, in M_Rose 's sole discretion, potentially illegal, could subject M_Rose to liability, or violate this Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy").
Your violating this Policy may result in the suspension or cancellation of your M_Rose services. You should read and interpret this Policy in conjunction with your ISP Internet Access Agreement.
The following are violations of M_Rose 's acceptable use policies:
2.1. Using a personal account for high volume or commercial use. If you would like to receive high-volume or commercial services, please contact M_Rose for information about establishing a commercial account.
2.1.1. Any mailbox exceeding 10MB may, at M_Rose 's discretion, by transferred to a compressed temporary file or storage. Members will be notified at that time with further information. Sixty days after this notification, M_Rose reserves the right to delete the temporary file from the server.
2.1.2. Exceeding 1GB of traffic in a one month period. Any Web site exceeding 1 GB of traffic will be billed for the excess traffic. Charges will be determined according to M_Rose 's Rate Chart, which is located at
2.2. Using M_Rose services for illegal purposes or in support of illegal activities. In accordance with your ISP Internet Access Agreement, M_Rose reserves the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrong. Activities which are prohibited as potentially illegal include, but are not limited to:
2.2.1. Unauthorized copying of copyrighted material including, but not limited to, digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and copyrighted software.
2.2.2. Exporting software or technical information in violation of U.S. export control laws.
2.2.3. Posting or emailing of scams such as 'make-money-fast' schemes or 'pyramid/chain'letters.
2.2.4. Threatening bodily harm or property damage to individuals or groups.
2.2.5. Making fraudulent offers of products, items, or services originating from your account.
2.2.6. Attempting to access the accounts of others, or attempting to penetrate security measures of M_Rose's or other entities' systems ("hacking"), whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.
2.3. Harassing others by 'mail-bombing' or 'news-bombing'. 'Mail-bombing' constitutes sending more than ten (10) similar mail messages to the same email address. 'News bombing' constitutes sending more than 10Mb of data to a newsgroup.
2.3.1. Sending unsolicited email messages where the recipient objects to the content of the message or to the receipt of the message in general is also prohibited under this Section.
2.3.1.1. Member acknowledges that he/she/it is expressly prohibited from utilizing M_Rose 's service, M_Rose 's equipment or any M_Rose 's electronic mail address in connection with the sending of the same or substantially similar unsolicited electronic mail message, whether commercial or not, to a large number of recipients. This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings from another service which in any way implicates the use of M_Rose 's service, M_Rose 's equipment or any M_Rose 's electronic mail address.
2.3.1.2. A message is unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a USENET or newsgroup charter and /or if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For purposes of this provision, merely making one's e-mail address accessible to the public shall not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages.
2.3.1.3. Member specifically agrees that he/she/it will not utilize the M_Rose service, M_Rose 's equipment or any M_Rose electronic mail address in connection with the transmission of the same or substantially similar unsolicited message to 50 or more recipients or 15 or more newsgroups in a single day. M_Rose at its sole discretion shall determine whether such a violation was unintentional or willful.
2.4. Revealing your account password to others or allowing use of your account by others (other than authorized users in your household).
2.4.1 At no time can there be simultaneous use of the same username and password combination.
2.5. Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through M_Rose services.
2.6. Distributing viruses to or from M_Rose systems.
2.7. Use of software or any device that would allow your account to be used for the purpose of operating a server of any type.
2.8. Cross-posting advertisements for products, items, or services to ten (10) or more unrelated USENET newsgroups.
2.9. Disrupting any newsgroup with frivolous, excessively vulgar, or repetitious postings.
2.10. Posting of binary, or excessively large, unrelated text files to non-binary news groups that have specifically requested such material not be posted in the group's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
2.11. Installation of 'auto-responders', 'cancel-bots' or similar automated or manual routines which generate excessive amounts of net traffic, or disrupt net newsgroups or email use by others.
2.12. Engaging in any of the above activities using the service of another provider but channeling such activities through an M_Rose account or re-mailer.
M_Rose has no practical ability to restrict all conduct, communications or content which might violate this Policy prior to its transmission on M_Rose systems, nor can M_Rose ensure prompt removal of any such communications or content after transmission or posting. Accordingly, M_Rose does not assume liability to subscribers or others for any failure to enforce the terms of this Policy.
M_Rose reserves the right to modify this Policy at any time upon at least thirty (30) days prior notice. Notice of modifications to this Policy may be given to subscribers by posting such changes to the M_Rose homepage (http://www.mrose.com), by electronic mail, or by conventional mail.