NO SPAM POLICY

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To reach its goal of providing the best business class web hosting services to our users, Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) offers users a full range of commercial                                           hosting services. Abuse of these   services is considered a violation of our Terms of Service/AUP   ("Contract Agreement" You have executed before the service                                           was started.) One of the most   serious abuses is using your account to send unsolicited commercial   e-mail, otherwise known as "spam." The following are                                           examples of spam and are   blatantly contrary to our TOS/AUP. 

               
INAPPROPRIATE E-MAIL ACTIVITIES 

               
Commercial e-mail : Defined as sending unsolicited commercial e-mails. This is prohibited. You are not permitted to use your Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) account or e-mail                                             alias/account of your Virtual   Server to send unsolicited commercial e-mail. Using an e-mail address   hosted anywhere on Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) servers to                                               collect responses from   unsolicited commercial e-mail is prohibited. This includes using a   throw-away, free e-mail account to promote your Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) account and redirectors for the same account. 

                 

                 Mail Bombing : Defined as sending large volumes of unsolicited e-mail to individuals from your Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) account. This is strictly prohibited. 

                 

                 Harassment : Defined   as sending threatening or harassing e-mail after being requested to   stop, is prohibited. Extremely threatening or harassing e-mail never is   allowed. 

               
INAPPROPRAITE NEWSGROUPT ACTIVITIES 

               
Newsgroup Spamming : Defined   as excessive cross-posting, or posting the same article to several   newsgroups. This is prohibited. Generally accepted standards allow no   more than 15 newsgroups, or cross-postings, for a single article or   substantially                                             similar articles. Such   articles may be canceled. You are not allowed to use your Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) based mail facilities to SPAM the newsgroups. 

               
Off topic or inappropriate postings : There   is no restriction on content, except as defined by each newsgroup.   Continued posting of off-topic articles is prohibited. Please note that   commercial advertisements are off-topic in the vast majority of   newsgroups. 

               
FINE/PENALTIES 

               
The Customer shall be held liable for any and all costs incurred by Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) as a result of the customer's violation of these terms   and conditions. This is                                             including, but is not limited   to, attorney fees and costs resulting from Postmaster responses to   complaints from and the cleanup of unsolicited commercial mailings   and/or unauthorized bulk mailings and/or news server violations.                                             First violations will result   in a Cleanup Fee of R1500 and the customer’s account will be reviewed   for possible immediate termination. A second violation will result in   Cleanup Fee of R3500 and immediate termination of the                                             customer’s account. The   Customer who violates this policy agrees to also pay Investigation Fees   of no more than R1500 per hour that Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) personnel must spend to investigate any violations.

               
 We will invoice this amount   and should it not be paid, we will take legal action against you in   court, and/or we will contact a collection agency to recover the funds.                                             Please note also that it is   now considered a crime to send UCE (unsolicited commercial e-mail) as it   falls into the category of "junk faxes." Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) will turn over all names and personal information to the                                               proper local, state, federal,   and international officials of any person who violates this policy.

                 

                 

                 We take a very dim view of   SPAM. It is one of the most annoying things encountered on the Internet.   Any Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) client found to be spamming will have his/her account terminated immediately - no questions asked (we will investigate the report thoroughly before   terminating any account). There is no warning or second chance. If we   find that you have violated our Acceptable Usage Policy, we will report   you and                                             the incident to the proper   local, state and federal authorities and will prosecute you to the full   extent of the law. 

               
We are not attempting to   censor, nor are we attempting to curtail the business of our customers.   But as a whole, spamming hurts our members and us more than it helps the                                               one spammer. Do yourself, and   us, a favour: PLEASE DON'T DO IT.

             
If you know of any Plutus™ Internet Services Pty (Ltd.) client that is or might be violating this policy,   please send a message or, if possible, forward the SPAM or UCE in full                                             (including headers) to admin@plutushosting.com.