Spam
Policy
Domain
Internet does not condone
spam in any form. Unsolicited
email that is commercial
in nature abuses resources
and shifts advertising
costs to the consumer.
This page explains our
definition of spam.
Definition
of UCE (Unsolicited Commercial
Email), or SPAM:
The
bulk UCE, promotional
material, or other forms
of solicitation sent via
Email that advertise any
IP address belonging to
Domain Internet or any
URL (domain) that is hosted
by Domain Internet.
Unsolicited postings to
newsgroups advertising
any IP or URL hosted by
Domain Internet.
The use of webpages set
up on ISPs that allow
SPAM-ing (also known as
"ghost sites")
that directly or indirectly
reference customers to
domains or IP addresses
hosted by Domain Internet.
Advertising, transmitting,
or otherwise making available
any software, program,
product, or service that
is designed to facilitate
a means to SPAM.
Forging or misrepresenting
message headers, whether
in whole or in part, to
mask the true origin of
the message.
For further information
on mail abuse, please
visit the Mail Abuse Prevention
System (MAPS) website.
Repercussions
of SPAM:
Across
the Web, it is generally
accepted that SPAM is
an inconsiderate and improper
business practice.
Domain
Internet:
SPAM
is not only harmful because
of its negative impact
on consumer attitudes
toward Domain Internet,
but also because it can
overload Domain Internet’s
network and resources,
especially on our shared
(virtual) server environments.
Punishment
For SPAM:
Domain
Internet reserves the
right to terminate, without
warning, any account that
violates this policy.
Usage of Domain Internet
services constitutes acceptance
and understanding of this
policy.
Domain
Internet may, at its option,
charge $50.00 per SPAM
complaint we receive for
both Dedicated and Virtual
Server customers. Resellers
will be charged for resold
accounts, receiving SPAM
complaints. Reseller may
choose to pass this charge
down to their client.
These are non-refundable
charges and will be invoiced
at the time of complaint
notification.
In
the event that Domain
Internet receives further
complaints after the site,
Domain Internet will terminate
the hosting and email
boxes associated with
domain name in question.
Domain
Internet reserves the
right to decide what it
considers "SPAM",
"UCE", "mail
bombing", or "bulk
Email", and to determine
from all of the evidence
whether or not the Email
recipients were from an
"opt-in" Email
list.
Should
you choose to Email from
Domain Internet servers,
especially if you use
mailing lists, you must
read and adhere to the
following guidelines,
which are offered as a
statement of Internet
standards and best current
practices for proper mailing
list management and preventing
Email abuse.
Basic
Mailing List Management
Principles for Preventing
Abuse:
Mailing
lists are an excellent
vehicle for distributing
focused, targeted information
to an interested, receptive
audience. Consequently,
mailing lists have been
used successfully as a
highly effective direct
marketing tool.
Unfortunately,
some marketers misuse
mailing lists through
a lack of understanding
of Internet customs and
rules of the forum pertaining
to Email. Others fail
to take adequate precautions
to prevent the lists they
manage from being used
in an abusive manner.
The
Email addresses of new
subscribers must be confirmed
or verified before mailings
commence. This is usually
accomplished by means
of an Email message sent
to the subscriber to which
s/he must reply, or containing
a URL which s/he must
visit, in order to complete
the subscription. However
it is implemented, a fundamental
requirement of all lists
is the verification of
all new subscriptions.
Mailing
list administrators must
provide a simple method
for subscribers to terminate
their subscriptions, and
administrators should
provide clear and effective
instructions for unsubscribing
from a mailing list. Mailings
from a list must cease
promptly once a subscription
is terminated.
Mailing
list administrators should
make an "out of band"
procedure (e.g., a means
of contact by which messages
may be sent for further
correspondence via Email
or telephone) available
for those who wish to
terminate their mailing
list subscriptions but
are unable or unwilling
to follow standard automated
procedures.
Mailing
list administrators must
ensure that the impact
of their mailings on the
networks and hosts of
others is minimized by
proper list management
procedures such as pruning
of invalid or undeliverable
addresses, or taking steps
to ensure that mailings
do not overwhelm less
robust hosts or networks.
Mailing
list administrators must
take adequate steps to
ensure that their lists
are not used for abusive
purposes. For example,
administrators can maintain
a "suppression list"
of Email addresses from
which all subscription
requests are rejected.
Addresses would be added
to the suppression list
upon request by the parties
entitled to use the addresses
at issue. The purpose
of the suppression list
would be to prevent subscription
of addresses appearing
on the suppression list
by unauthorized third
parties. Such suppression
lists should also give
properly authorized domain
administrators the option
to suppress all mailings
to the domains for which
they are responsible.
Mailing
list administrators must
make adequate disclosures
about how subscriber addresses
will be used, including
whether or not addresses
are subject to sale or
trade with other parties.
Once a mailing list is
traded or sold, it may
no longer be an opt-in
mailing list. Therefore,
those who are acquiring
"opt-in" lists
from others must examine
the terms and conditions
under which the addresses
were originally compiled
and determine that all
recipients have in fact
opted-in specifically
to the mailing lists to
which they are being traded
or sold.
Mailing
list administrators should
make adequate disclosures
about the nature of their
mailing lists, including
the subject matter of
the lists and anticipated
frequency of messages.
A substantive change in
either the subject matter
or frequency of messages
may constitute a new and
separate mailing list
requiring a separate subscription.
List administrators should
create a new mailing list
when there is a substantive
change in either the subject
matter or frequency of
messages. A notification
about the new mailing
list may be appropriate
on the existing mailing
list, but existing subscribers
should never be subscribed
automatically to the new
list. For example, if
Company A acquires Company
B, and Company B has compiled
opt-in mailing lists,
Company A should not summarily
incorporate Company B's
mailing lists into its
own.
*This SPAM (UCE) Accepted
Use Policy and all other
Domain Internet policies
are subject to change
by Domain Internet without
notice.
Continued
usage of the services
after a change to this
policy is implemented
and posted on the Domain
Internet site constitutes
your acceptance of such
change or policy. We encourage
you to regularly check
the Domain Internet site
for any changes or additions.
Visit our Terms &
Conditions for further
information regarding
our policies.
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