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Acceptable Use Policies

It is the policy of The University of Arizona to maintain access to local, national, and international networks for the purpose of supporting its fundamental activities of instruction, research, outreach, and administration. Users of the Residential Computing Network (ResComp) are to take necessary measures to safeguard the operating integrity of the systems they access and the accessibility of those systems to other users. This policy covers all persons accessing computer or network resources through any Residence Life facility. The following policies govern the use of the Residential Computing Network:

  1. All uses of the network are expected to be consistent with all local, state and federal laws and all University policies including the Student Code of Conduct and the University of Arizona's Guidelines Governing Acceptable Use of Information and Network Systems.
  2. Residential Computing network services and wiring may not be modified or extended beyond the area of their intended use. This applies to all network wiring, hardware and in-room jacks. Connecting routers and wireless routers or devices that act as such are prohibited (i.e. personal networks). However simple switches are allowed to provide more network connections within the room.
  3. The residential network may not be used to provide UANet or internet access to anyone outside of the University community for any purposes.
  4. The provision of network services from user computers is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, BBS, chat, DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, IRC, NNTP, POP2/POP3, IMAP, SMTP, Telnet, WINS, and TeamSpeak. Users who have a documented academic need to provide such services from their personal computer must have prior written authorization from ResComp administration prior to activating any such service(s) on the ResComp network.
  5. University-specific network/computing resources or network resources obtained commercially by the University may not be retransmitted outside of the University community (e.g., University site-licensed software, etc.).
  6. The residential network is a shared resource. Network use or applications which inhibit or interfere with the use of the network by others, is not permitted. For example, applications which use an unusually large portion of the bandwidth for extended periods of time (e.g., peer-to-peer network file sharing applications such as KaZaA, Morpheus, LimeWire, Gnutella, IMESH, WinMX, Audiogalaxy, etc.) and dedicated network game servers (game servers that run and continually listen for connections even with no human players connected), and applications designed to send repeated E-mail messages or mass E-mail messages ("E-mail bombs" or "bulk mailers") are not permitted.
  7. To conserve server resources for all users, POP/IMAP mail clients (e.g., Eudora, Netscape Messenger, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.), if set to automatically retrieve mail from the server, must be set to retrieve mail no more frequently than every thirty (30) minutes. Users may manually retrieve mail as frequently as they wish.
  8. The residential network may only be used for legal purposes and to access only those systems, software and data for which the user is authorized. Sharing access to copyrighted software or other copyrighted material (including MP3 files from copyrighted music media and digitized video from copyrighted motion pictures, etc.) on the network is prohibited. The use or employment of remote administration tools on others' computers via the network (SubSeven, Netbus, Back Orifice, etc.) is prohibited. The use of port scanning or network administration software by anyone other than authorized network administrators is prohibited. Violations will result in referral to the Dean of Students Office for disciplinary action. Prosecution under State and Federal laws may also apply.
  9. Respecting the rights of other users, including their rights as set forth in other University policies for students, faculty, and staff, is required at all times on the network. These rights include but are not limited to privacy, freedom from harassment, and freedom of expression.
  10. Users are required to know and obey the specific policies established for the systems and networks they access.
  11. Under no circumstances may users give others access to University systems.
  12. The residential network is provided for uses consistent with the academic mission of the institution. The network may not be used for commercial purposes nor for unsolicited advertising. Users may not provide open access to files/folders on their computers which contain anything that is protected by copyright (this includes MP3 files from copyrighted music media and digitized video from copyrighted motion pictures, etc.), that is of a pornographic nature or anything which would be in violation of the University's and/or the Residence Life's community standards.
  13. Forgery or other misrepresentation of one's identity via electronic or any other form of communication is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct and will be referred to the Dean of Students Office for disciplinary action. Prosecution under State and Federal laws may also apply. This includes the use of an IP address not specifically assigned by the University to the individual using it and the use of a forged or false identity when using certain E-mail or other electronic communications programs (i.e., mail clients such as Eudora, Netscape, Outlook, Outlook Express and IRC/chat programs such as AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger and ICQ).
  14. Administrators of the network have the responsibility to protect the rights of users, to set policies consistent with those rights, and to publicize those policies to their users. They have authority to control or refuse access to the network to anyone who violates these policies or who threatens the rights of other users. Administrators have the authority to temporarily suspend network access without notice for a user/computer that is believed to have been the source of an alleged violation pending investigation of the violation and satisfactory resolution of the complaint.
  15. Using or traversing the ResComp Network constitutes full agreement with and understanding of this Acceptable Use Policy and any future modifications thereto.
  16. Residence Life reserves the right to modify, change, and reformat this document as it deems necessary without permission or consent of its network users. Copies of this AUP will remain available via ResComp’s web site.