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In article <2D.-_.N@cs.widener.edu> brendan@cs.widener.edu (Brendan Kehoe) writes:

BK>  Here's a question: how do other people deal with users that they *think*
BK> are doing no-nos around the net?  One of our users had the habit of
BK> occasionally going net-surfing and doing the hit-and-run type of
BK> attempts (trying 'guest' usually), but I didn't have any real proof--only
BK> through other people. (He tended to come on about 2 hours before I'd
BK> get up to go to work.)
BK>  After a lil chat with him, he calmed down. (He's since dropped out. <cough>)
BK>  What do other places do?

As Penn State is still in the process of formulating an official policy this
is what we currently do in the Computer Science department.  This is not
neccessarily the best approach, but it seems to work most of the time.

If we *think* that someone is engaging in abuses, either locally or
net-wide, as much information as possible is gathered and presented to the
department head.  The department head will usually ask the individual to
drop by for a chat.  If said individual does not heed the advise being
offered the department head will usually ask the we more closely monitor
unusual events of all kinds and gather more concrete eveidence of abuses.
With this information in hand a second meeting will usually get things under
control.  If this does not work the department head always has the option of
refering the incident(s) to the Office of Student Conduct Standards.

Once Penn State's policy is formalized I will be posting a copy to this news
group.

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