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Netfeed Terms of Service
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NOTICE: Personal Accounts may not use free Web Space for business purposes.

NOTICE: ABSOLUTLEY NO PORNOGRAPHY OF ANY KIND OR SEVERITY MAY BE STORED OR UPLOADED TO OUR SERVERS! VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WIIL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE FORFITURE OF YOUR WEB SPACE, AND POSSIBLE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Netfeed Internet Services' goal is to provide an unrestricted and satisfying Internet experience for our customers. These common rules, enforced by most ISPs, are designed to satisfy what the law demands, and to protect Netfeed and it's customers:

Common Internet Rules

  1. 1. We are required by law to report any criminal activity that we become aware of. This applies particularly to  software piracy. Be aware that if we find commercial software stored or transported via our system illegally, we must immediately suspend/terminate your service.
  1. 2. You may not make threats against another person via email or news or any other electronic media/service we make available. Nor may you impersonate another person. We support your right to free speech, but can't support you if you abuse others.
  1. 3. You may not mount an attack against our system or any other. This includes mail bombing (sending four or more unsolicited pieces of email, or files exceeding 60K to one addressee), "hacking" or attempting to gain root access, tsunami or flood bots or annoyance utilities like "nuke" or "flash" Netfeed charges (and collects)  $175 per hour to undo malicious attempts to damage or overload our systems.
  1. 4. You may not "spam" or flood the Usenet with a single post to a large number of newsgroups not related to the topic of your article.
  1. 5. You may not "spam" using email.
Other Terms and Conditions
  1. 1. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. Netfeed can terminate service to any customer.
  1. 2. Only one simultaneous dial-in per account. If an attempt to have two simultaneous connections is made, we will assume that your password has been  compromised and will immediately suspend your account. There are some circumstances when we may permit multiple dial-ins, please contact us if you have a good reason to do so.
  1. 3. Netfeed is proud of our technical support staff. To maintain the high quality of technical support our customers expect, we must limit the availability of telephone tech support to the primary account holder. We cannot provide tech support for other persons whom you may authorize to use your account, such as your wife, husband, brother, daughter, etc..
  1. 4. Connect time: netfeed.com is a flat-rate service, and there is no need to watch the clock for any normal usage of our system. However, except for full-time connections, our dialup accounts are not unlimited. Sessions over twenty minutes in length, not actively being used (pings and automatic interval checks of email do not count as activity) will automatically be disconnected by Netfeed when the system is being heavily used by others. Except for full time connections, an account may not be logged in for more than 24 consecutive hours.
  1. 5. Monthly charges accrue from the time you sign up until the time you formally cancel with written notice mailed or faxed to Netfeed Internet Services. Monthly billing cycles begin on the first day of the month & end on the last day of the month. All payments are due on the first day of the billing cycle. Automatic monthly credit card billings are processed on the first day of the month. If payment is not received & or cannot be processed  (i.e. bad check) by the 5th day of the month, Netfeed will assume you no longer want Internet access, and your account will be terminated. Much like having to pay for a movie even if you don't watch it, you must pay for  your Internet access even if you don't log in and use it. If you are not going to log in, you must notify Netfeed in advance to avoid automatic billing to your credit card. Payments for the current or past billing cycles are not refundable for any reason other than the inability of Netfeed to provide Internet access for more than 48 consecutive hours due to technical difficulties of Netfeed owned or operated equipment, and only then will the amount paid for the current billing cycle be refunded. Refunds of advance  payments for future billing cycles will be made less any compensation due for any special term discount given for all previous monthly services charges that were collected at less than our normal monthly rate.
  1. 6. Trying to "hack" root login on our machines is forbidden - so is the use of packet sniffers or other malicious hacking programs. Netfeed charges (& collects) $175 per hour for all time spent repairing damage caused by such actions.
  1. 7.  Netfeed does not allow ircbots to run on our system, Bots found running will be terminated, and files ssociated with them will be deleted. Users who repeatedly attempt to run bots will be warned only once of the above conditions, and if they persist, the account will be closed without refund.
  1.  8. Making public or providing any of our system files to other users of the Internet is forbidden.
  1. 9. Do not snoop or disturb other users' files or directories. Do not harass any of our staff or customers.
  1. 10. Do not run software designed to cause our system to stop working correctly. Netfeed charges (& collects) $175 per hour for repairing any damages caused by such actions. If in doubt about a programs ability to harm our system, please email or call technical support before running the software.
  1. 11. Common sense is the best policy, try not to do things that cause us or other users of our service or the Internet any harm.
  1. 12. MUDs may not be hosted on our system. While fun, they consume much CPU power and bandwidth at the expense of our customers.
  1. 13. The Internet is uncensored in nature. In no way does Netfeed, it's owners, employees or staff attempt to censure any content, files, pictures, etc. in any way. All material, data, files etc., transmitted, received, or stored on our system is the sole responsibility of the person or persons doing so. Netfeed, it's subsidiaries, employees, owners, partners and staff cannot and will not be liable for direct, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of or related to the use or inability to use Netfeed Internet Services' software, hardware, services or network.
  1. 14. Note to shell users: another topic involving common sense - Backups. Netfeed backs up your files every day, but nothing in this world is fail-safe. If you have something critical to your career or hobby, it makes sense to keep a copy of it locally on your own computer, in addition to ours. Our backups are designed for recovery from serious system failures - not for recovery of files accidentally or intentionally deleted by users. We may be able to restore files a user has deleted, but there are substantial charges associated with doing so.


A Subscribers use of our system in any way indicates the Subscriber and other persons with whom the Subscriber allows or otherwise makes available the use of the Subscriber's account with Netfeed Internet Services, has read, received a copy of, and agrees with, all of the above terms & conditions, and if paying for service by credit card, authorizes Netfeed to charge the appropriate amount due on or about the first day of every month until written notice, as outlined above is given to terminate this agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral. This Agreement may only be changed or terminated in writing signed by all parties.
 

Other information you need from time to time:
Dial-up access number (all modem speeds) 572-1000
Your IP Address: Assigned each time you log in
Your Email Address: your_login_id@netfeed.com
Your Pop Account: your_login_id
Your Pop Server: mail.netfeed.com
Your SMTP Server: mail.netfeed.com
Your News Server: news.netfeed.com
Your DNS Servers IP Addresses: 209.95.180.100 (primary) 206.170.11.3 (secondary)

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