System Abuse Policy

System abuse is strictly prohibited. ProValue.Net may terminate or modify service immediately and may bill for any resulting support charges if the client engages in system abuse. Following is a list of actions which are defined to be system abuse. This list is non-exclusive. Any action about which there is any doubt should be referred to ProValue.Net for evaluation.

Actions which constitute system abuse include, but are not limited to:

• Attempting to circumvent user authentication or security of any host, network, or account on ProValue.Net systems or the Internet at large ("cracking").
• Denial of Service attacks (i.e. sending multiple SYN-ACK's)
• Pinging with IP packets larger than 65,535 bytes.
• Attempting, in any way, to interfere with or deny service to any user or any host on the Internet.
• Forging e-mail or USENET posting header information.
• Sending large numbers of unsolicited mail messages (i.e. "junk mail" or "spam mail"). This includes adding or attempting to add addresses to any mailing list without explicit positive consent of the addressee.
• Posting inappropriate messages to USENET newsgroups or other Internet Message boards (e.g., posting large numbers of unsolicited posts indiscriminately ("spamming")), or posting encoded binary files to USENET newsgroups not specifically named for that purpose.
• Attempting to cancel, supersede or otherwise interfere with e-mail or USENET posts other than one's own.
• Engaging in harassment, whether through language, frequency, or size of messages.
• Using a ProValue.Net account or network connection to collect replies to messages sent from another provider which violate these rules or those of that provider.
• Any other activity deemed illegal by any local, state, or federal government institution.