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                          ANS Acceptable Use Policy

        Preamble

             Advanced Network & Services, Inc.  ("ANS")  is  a  not-
        for-profit corporation dedicated to the advancement for edu-
        cation and research in the interest  of  improving  competi-
        tiveness  and  productivity  in the global economic environ-
        ment.  Accordingly,  ANS'  objectives  are  to  help  expand
        access   to   and   interchange  of  information  technology
        resources among academic,  government  and  industry  users,
        provide   state-of-the-art  high  speed  data  networks  and
        related services, engage in related research and development
        work,  and  improve the ways that information is created and
        used for education and research purposes.  ANS aims to  sup-
        port  the  academic and research communities, enhance educa-
        tion and research at all levels, and contribute to improving
        the quality of education and research.

             Organizations using ANS services will directly  benefit
        if  ANS  services and facilities are used in ways which will
        build overall system efficiencies, maximize the  accessibil-
        ity  of the system, and minimize or eliminate unimportant or
        improper traffic over the systems.   ANS  will  be  able  to
        provide  better  service for User Organizations if a reason-
        able Acceptable  Use  Policy  is  adopted,  promulgated  and
        applied by ANS and all User Organizations.

        The Policy

        (1)  All use of ANS network services shall  be  intended  to
             facilitate  the  exchange of information in furtherance
             of education and research, and otherwise be  consistent
             with the broad objectives of ANS.

        (2)  Users of ANS network services shall  promote  efficient
             use of the networks to minimize, and avoid if possible,
             congestion of the networks and  interference  with  the
             work of other users of the networks.

        (3)  Users of ANS network services shall not disrupt any  of
             the  ANS networks as a whole or any equipment or system
             forming part of its systems, or any  services  provided
             over, or in connection with, any of the ANS networks.

        (4)  ANS networks shall not be used to transmit any communi-
             cation  where  the  meaning  of  the  message,  or  its
             transmission or distribution, would violate any  appli-
             cable  law  or  regulation  or  would  likely be highly
             offensive to the recipient or recipients thereof.

        (5)  ANS networks shall not be used for commercial purposes.
             However,  if  a use is consistent with the purposes and
             objectives of ANS, then commercial activities  in  sup-
             port  of  that use will be considered an acceptable use
             of the network.

        (6)  Advertising of commercial offerings is forbidden.  Dis-
             cussion  of  a product's relative advantages and disad-
             vantages by users of the product is  encouraged.   Ven-
             dors  may  respond to questions about their products as
             long as the responses are not in the nature  of  adver-
             tisting.

        (7)  Interpretation,  application, and possible modification
             of this Acceptable User Policy shall be within the sole
             discretion of ANS.  Questions about any  issue  arising
             under  this  Policy  should  be directed to ANS by User
             Organizations when an issue first arises.