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WebPerception's User Guidelines

  1. Dial Up accounts are for the member whose name appears on the account- you cannot let anyone else use your account.
  2. Dial Up accounts are for the interactive use of the person whose name appears on the account only- automated, electronic or mechanical processes employed to maintain a constant connection such as the use of an auto-dialer, persistent checking of email or "pinging" the host are expressly prohibited.
  3. One dialup connection per account allowed at one time.
  4. Each member is legally responsible and accountable for their actions and their accounts.
  5. No "Spam" emailings. (SPAM is defined as "An attempt to deliver mail over the Internet to someone who has not chosen, and would not choose, to receive that mail".)
  6. No "Mass" Emailings.
  7. Members must adhere to all Conduct Rules (click here to view Rules)
  8. All web pages are subject to Copyright laws.
  9. WebPerception is a common carrier and does not censor member access to any internet site(s).
  10. We STRONGLY urge all parents and adults to supervise all minors.
  11. Billing is done by email only.
  12. A $15 fee will be charged for any bounced check.
  13. A full refund will be given within 7 days of signup with a member's notice in writing or by email.
    See note: *
    Telephone cancellations are not valid.
  14. No obscene material or language is allowed.
    WebPerception's decision is final.
  15. You must be 18 years of age or over to have an account with WebPerception.
  16. Login Name / Password changes are $10 each.
  17. WebPerception is not responsible for any telco charges- so verify the modem number you are dialing [to] is local.
  18. Accounts are billed from the date created on our system until you cancel with us.
  19. Seniors- You are sixty years or older or a person collecting Social Security.
  20. Violation of guidelines 1,2,3,5,6,7 and/or 14 will result in loss of account privileges either temporarily or permanently.
  21. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinue use of your account immediately and contact WebPerception to cancel your account.


Note * Sometimes because of lengthy tech support or for other reasons WebPerception will not refund the full amount paid. WebPerception's decision is final.

WebPerception's Connection Policy:

WebPerception uses different methods to determine when a dial up connection may be terminated:

1: 30 minute Idle Time-out
WebPerception terminates idle connections- that is, connections which go unused for 30 minutes. This seems pretty straightforward to us but some users get confused when they get disconnected while they are writing several long replies to emails. The internet connection you get when you dial in needs to be passing packets (i.e. traffic) or our servers will detect the connection as idle and begin timing it. Our dialup accounts are intended for interactive use by a single individual.
2: Multiple Logins
This goes back to our "interactive use by a single individual" policy. Unfortunately, there are people who use, or allow someone else to use, their account to create a second concurrent dialup session even though they are not paying for it- WebPerception considers this stealing! Members who use or allow multiple logins without paying for them will be warned about the practice, and then, if it contiues, will lose their accounts privileges either temporarily or permanently.
3: Old Connection
This type of connection is terminated because it is very old. This goes back to the "interactive use by a single individual" policy. To get around our policy some users will install software to "fool" our servers into thinking they are active users. Our thought is that most people sleep 8 hours a day plus they do things like eat, drink and use the bathroom, so a connection which is 16 hours old is probably not because of "interactive use by a single individual". Often we'll observe these connections and they'll be idle for a set amount of time - say 10 minutes- then a single ping (ICMP) will come in, then idle exactly 10 more minutes, then another ping. This keep-alive procedure is not appreciated as it means utilization of a modem port which could be used by someone who really wants to use it.
Keep in mind that internet access via modem ports is a commodity we sell and our pricing is based upon a ratio of users to modems (six to one). An individual who consistently monopolizes one modem costs us that modem and raises our ratios across our other modems. So if even a few people utilize a keep-alive procedure it can dramatically decrease other members ability to access our service (without getting busy signals)!
Here's the mathematical proof:
Say we have 192 members logging on to 32 modems- a six-to-one ratio. Ten of those people utilize a keep-alive procedure, so now we have 182 people but ten modems are being kept busy by the keep-alive utility. Our ratio is now 182 members to twenty-two modems or an 8-to-one. If twenty people use a keep-alive utility the ratio is 172 members to twelve modems or a 14-to-one ratio. The higher the ratio of users-to-modems the less chance you have of getting connected!
WebPerception is not saying don't use your modem a lot. What we are saying is "If you want a full-time connection then pay us for it".

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WebPerception Conduct Rules
While using WebPerception you:
may not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Internet;
may not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law, including without limitation the U.S. export control laws and regulations;
may not post or transmit any information or software which contains a virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm or other harmful component;
may not post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information, software or other material obtained through the Service for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information, software or other material);
may not upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, or distribute in any way, information, software or other material obtained through the Service which is protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without obtaining permission of the copyright owner or rightholder;
may not upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Service itself or derivative works with respect thereto, as the Service is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws
may not use the Service to invade the privacy of third parties, impersonation of WebPerception personnel; transmitting via email, USENET, chat service or the Member's personal web page or site, abusive, profane, libelous, slanderous, threatening or otherwise harassing material and posting material in any USENET or newsgroup that is off-topic according to the charter or other public statement of the USENET or newsgroup;
member also agrees not to use the Service to solicit other members to patronize competing services, not to violate or tamper with the security of the WebPerception Service or attempt to utilize another member's account name or persona without authorization from that member;
may not use the WebPerception service, WebPerception's equipment or any WebPerception electronic mail address or WebPerception hosted service in connection with the sending of the same or substantially similar unsolicited electronic mail message or Usenet Newsgroup posting, whether commercial or not, to a large number of recipients. This prohibition extends to the sending of unsolicited mass mailings from another service which in any way implicates the use of the WebPerception Service, WebPerception's equipment or any WebPerception electronic mail address or WebPerception hosted service. Any implication thereof by any mass mailing or posting of this type will be grounds for dismissal, regardless of the provable origin of the offending messages. A message is unsolicited if it is posted in violation of a USENET or newsgroup charter and/or if it is sent to a recipient who has not requested or invited the message. For purposes of this provision, merely making one's email address accessible to the public shall not constitute a request or invitation to receive messages;
may not use the WebPerception Service, WebPerception's equipment or any WebPerception electronic mail address or WebPerception hosted service in connection with the transmission of the same or substantially similar unsolicited message to 25 or more recipients or 5 or more USENET or newsgroups in a single day. For each day upon which this provision is violated, Member agrees to pay WebPerception damages to compensate for the lost goodwill such a violation causes. Member agrees to pay WebPerception US $10 per day for an unintentional violation of this provision, but where warranted, such as in the case of an accidental transmission, WebPerception may waive all or part of the applicable charge. In cases of willful violations of this provision, Member agrees to pay WebPerception US $200 per day. WebPerception, at its sole discretion, shall determine whether a violation was unintentional or willful. Payment by member under this provision shall not prevent WebPerception from seeking to obtain other legal remedies against member, including other damages or an injunction;
shall not maintain more than 10 MB of electronic mail storage for member and that Member is responsible for ensuring that the level of electronic mail storage remains below this 10 MB limit. Member expressly agrees that WebPerception shall not be liable to Member or parties interacting with Member for any damages resulting from action WebPerception takes to enforce this provision;
may not use the WebPerception service to operate server programs, including, but not limited to mail servers, IRC servers, ftp servers or web servers.
Member further agrees not to use the WebPerception service on a standby or inactive basis in order to maintain a connection. Automated electronic or mechanical processes employed to maintain a constant connection such as use of an auto-dialer, persistent checking of email or "pinging" the host are expressly prohibited. Member agrees that WebPerception may terminate member's connection following thirty (30) minutes of inactivity as determined by WebPerception. WebPerception will allocate system resources to provide the best possible service to all members. WebPerception reserves the right to limit, restrict or prioritize access to system resources, including cpu time, memory and disk space.

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