Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources -

Use of McCombs information technology resources is governed by the rules and polices of the University of Texas at Austin. You can find a useful summary of these rules, and your responsibilities as a consumer of IT resources, at http://www.utexas.edu/vp/it/policies/aup/. For more comprehensive information about the University policies governing the use of information technology see the following website: http://www.utexas.edu/its/policies/.

Violations of the McCombs or University Acceptable Use Policy may result in the suspension of access to resources and/or disciplinary action by the College, Office of the Dean of Students, or the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

General Guidelines:

Email:

Email accounts are provided to all students, faculty and staff to facilitate communication. All messages must correctly identify the sender and should be treated as personal communication not intended for further distribution unless the author has explicitly stated otherwise. Given the ease with which electronic messages can be distributed, and the general insecurity of the medium, it is very important that you use the same care and discretion in drafting e-mail as you would for any other written communication.

Directory Listings:

Computer Services maintains a centralized directory (Global Address List or GAL) of all McCombs email accounts. Access to the GAL is provided to all email users for their convenience and should be used in an ethical and responsible manner. Messages should only be sent to a class, cohort, organization or other large-scale distribution group with the permission of the instructor or authorized representative. Mass mailing of GAL listings, both for individuals and distribution groups, is expressly prohibited.

Inappropriate material:

Material that is fraudulent, harassing, sexually explicit, obscene, intimidating, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful may not be sent by e-mail. If you encounter this kind of material you should report it to abuse@mccombs.utexas.edu or abuse@utexas.edu.

Websites:

Personal websites on the McCombs servers are provided to students when enrolled in the college and to faculty and staff upon request. It is a violation to use your website to copy, display or distribute copyrighted materials such as software, audio, or video files illegally. See the UT System Copyright Policy and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for more information. See also Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials.

Unauthorized Access:

Never try to circumvent login procedures on any computer system or otherwise attempt to gain access where you are not allowed.

Compromised Systems:

The College reserves the right to protect its electronic resources from threats of immediate harm. This may include disconnecting a computer system from the network which has been infected with a virus or other malware, terminating a remote connection, or taking other action.

Violations, Questions, or concerns can be addressed to abuse@mccombs.utexas.edu, or the Director of Computer Services.