From sblh@nts.umn.edu Wed Aug  9 12:10:19 2000
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:50:15 -0600 (CST)
From: Susan Levy Haskell <sblh@nts.umn.edu>
To: net-people@nts.umn.edu, net-ops@nts.umn.edu
Subject: Policy change: Permanent prohibition of Napster application

The following is a notice of a permanent prohibition of the Napster 
application, effective immediately.  

Date & Time:       Effective immediately and indefinitely
Affected systems:  This prohibition will effect all University of 
                  Minnesota network-connected systems.

Impact:  There will be no impact on those not running the Napster
        applcation.  Those with Napster installed on systems under 
        their control should remove the application as soon as 
        possible.

Description:  The Napster application, which recently has represented 
  as much as 30% of the total network traffic across the University of 
  Minnesota's border, has been identified as violating the University's 
  Acceptable Use Policy, by "overloading ... networks with excessive 
  data."  It is therefore prohibited on computer systems connected to
  University of Minnesota networks.  The application must be removed 
  from such systems; any further use of the program, or attempts to
  circumvent enforcement of the prohibition, may result in disciplinary
  action.

-susan
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Susan B. Levy Haskell   /  sblh@nts.umn.edu  /   voice: (612) 626-8639
Security Incident Response Coordinator             fax: (612) 626-1002  
Networking and Telecommunications Services,    University of Minnesota
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