TERMS & CONDITIONS: ------------------- The following Terms & Conditions are for the purpose of protecting the rights of each individual sysop's association with SCOTTNET mail network and for the purpose of protecting SCOTTNET members as a whole and SCOTTSDALE BBS specifically from the actions of any participating system Sysop. The System Operator, hereafter referred to as Sysop, of each participating system in SCOTTNET agrees to the following Terms & Conditions as a prerequisite to the use of .qwk compatible *REGISTERED* software in conjunction with other participating systems of SCOTTNET. The term participating system is any System/Sysop that agrees to these Terms & Conditions as indicated by the signature at the end of the Terms & Conditions. a. Each Sysop is voluntarily participating in SCOTTNET. b. Each Sysop voluntarily & independently determines which of the Forums are included from his or her participating system. c. Each Sysop retains the full right and privilege to eliminate, or not include, messages from any other participating system without any limitation or justification, or any SCOTTNET Forum that the individual Sysop chooses not to participate in. d. Any Sysop that is routinely not including messages from another participating system is required to provide notification of such action to the SCOTTNET Admin Forum on SCOTTSDALE BBS. e. Each sysop agrees to download and view the contents of the distributed messages from the SCOTTNET Netmail Admin Forum on a daily basis or as soon as possible if any day is missed due to the absence of the Sysop. f. Each Sysop agrees to never distribute of make available the contents of messages contained in the SCOTTNET admin Forum of SCOTTSDALE BBS or any messages collected from inclusion into the SCOTTNET admin Forum of SCOTTSDALE BBS without approval from the Sysop of SCOTTSDALE BBS and notification of any other Sysop of a participating system that is directly involved or identified in the message. g. Each system agrees to notify SCOTTNET, via the SCOTTNET admin Forum on SCOTTSDALE BBS, of any intended distribution of messages provided by other participating systems of SCOTTNET before any distribution takes place. Furthermore, the distribution of messages outside of the participating systems of SCOTTNET is strictly prohibited by the other Sysops of SCOTTNET without permission. Permission will not normally be withheld as it is the express intention of SCOTTNET to provide as wide a base as possible for the SCOTTNET mail system. h. Each Sysop retains full rights and privileges to engage in other network mail activities, providing that the messages included in such a relationship are not messages from other SCOTTNET participating systems, without prior approval. If messages are included from other participating systems, prior approval must be obtained from the systems that are the originators of the messages. Terms and Conditions (continued) i. Each Sysop retains full rights and privileges to withdraw from any association with SCOTTNET providing that notice is provided in writing to SCOTTSDALE BBS by means of the Canadian/US postal system or by electronic mail on SCOTTSDALE BBS at the specified address for the SCOTTSDALE BBS system prior to the withdrawal and stating the effective date of such action. j. Each Sysop agrees to eliminate or protect (by making the messages private) any messages that are not suitable for viewing by the general public, including minors that may have access to other participating systems. k. Any system desiring to redistribute to others agrees to carry all Forums currently offered as part of the SCOTTNET mail network system. Any regional system agrees to enforce this set of policies with all systems accessing them. I, the undersigned, am the System Operator, Sysop, of the specified bulletin board system (BBS), and I agree to abide by ALL of the above listed Terms and Conditions prior to participation in SCOTTNET. I have read all of the sections of this document and agree to abide by any of the other requirements stated in the distribution notice, the Policy for Expulsion of a Participating System from SCOTTNET, and other provisions that are subsequently adopted by a majority of the Sysops of Participating Systems. Furthermore, I agree to provide expedient notification to SCOTTSDALE BBS, via the SCOTTNET admin Forum, of any violation(s) of the above Terms and Conditions for which I become aware or have any direct knowledge. BBS Name: __________________________________________________ Sysop Signature: ___________________________________________ Date:_________________________ ***************************************************************************** * NOTE: Mail this completed form (via Canada/US post) to the address below: * * ^^^^ Tony vanRoon * * Scottsdale BBS * * 3 Whispering Ridge Drive * * Guelph, Ontario * * CANADA - N1G 3Z5 * *****************************************************************************