Individuals who use MCC computer facilities and systems must assume the
responsibility for using these resources in an appropriate manner for
college related work only. Misuse of computer facilities is considered
a violation of College policy and may also be a violation of state and
federal law. Please note that MCC computers are public access computers
where you should have no expectations of privacy.
Individuals using MCC's computing facilities are NOT permitted to:
Copy, download, change, distribute or modify
any computer programs (in part or whole), subroutines, graphics, etc…
from a website, textbook or another individual without the written consent
or permission of the author. This may be considered plagiarism and/or
a violation of copyright and patent laws. Examples include: MP3, DVD,
WAV, WMA, AVI, ASF, VIV etc…
Use MCC facilities and systems for the purpose
of advertising or running an organization or business
Sending, viewing and/or printing lewd or pornographic
materials or other related activities unless directly authorized, in
writing, by an instructor and the coordinator of the learning environment.
Participate in any form of chat room, unless
otherwise authorized by your instructor or the coordinator of the learning
environment.
Play or download any type of computer games
or entertainment activities.
Reveal your password to anyone including faculty
and staff, or let another person use their account. You are responsible
for what is done with your account.
Change, copy, delete, distribute, read, or
otherwise access files without the permission of the owner. If it's
not yours, don't touch it.
Prevent others from accessing systems or unreasonably
slow down a system by deliberately running wasteful jobs. Examples include
disabling or crashing the system, playing games, sending mass mailings,
creating unnecessary or multiple jobs and process names, etc.
Bypass accounting or security mechanisms,
attempt to circumvent data-protection or system consistency schemes,
or attempt to uncover security loopholes.
Provide others with programs or files that
cause damage to their files or the operation of their computer system,
compromise the security of their accounts, or disable their account.
Harass others by sending annoying, obscene,
libelous, or threatening messages.
Disobey the rules of any computer system or
network that you remotely access through MCC's computer systems.
Aid or abet another person in violating any
part of this Code of Conduct.
The above list is not exhaustive. This Code of Conduct is intended to
require compliance with all local, state, and federal laws. Individuals
who violate any part of the Code of Conduct will be subject to college
disciplinary action, criminal prosecution or civil action.
Disclaimer The student e-mail system consists of around 25,000 accounts,
which are automatically created and deleted based on student record information.
There are no implied warranties or guarantees regarding the security and/or
reliability of the system. While every effort has been made to maximize
system uptime, reliability, and security, we can not guarantee it. Further,
while the student e-mail system is backed up, we will not restore individual
e-mail accounts or messages. The backups exist for disaster recovery purposes:
in case the server or servers crash, we can restore the entire system.
Please keep your own backup copies of everything that is related to your
class work as well as anything else that is important to you.
If you have questions or problems that can not be answered by these pages,
please do one of the following:
Ask a student aide in the Electronic Learning Center
