Armstrong Atlantic State University
Student Email Account Guidelines

This document outlines the guidelines for use of Armstrong’s Student Email service. These guidelines have been prepared to ensure a quality computing environment at AASU.

A Student Email username and password are granted to an individual and that individual is responsible for any use of the account. Students shall take full responsibility for messages that they transmit through AASU Student Email and shall obey all guidelines and policies. Laws and rules against fraud, harassment, obscenity, and the like apply to electronic communications the same as other media.

Students are expected to follow conventional standards of ethics and etiquette in their use of Student Email. It is also expected that users will behave responsibly, ethically, and politely, even in the absence of reminders or enforcement.

Students are expected to follow these guidelines and any related University rules. Violation of these guidelines may result in suspension of computing privileges, disciplinary review and/or legal action. While not an exhaustive list, the following uses of e-mail by individuals are considered inappropriate and unacceptable at AASU:

• Logging on or attempting to log on to another user’s account.
  
  
• Providing your account name and password to another user.
  
  
• Transmitting SPAM, virus hoaxes, junk mail or chain mail.
  
  
• Knowingly distributing a virus, Trojan horse, or other destructive program.
  
  
• Sending harassing, annoying, threatening, or libelous messages.
• Sending, receiving, or storing mail that contains: (1) profanity, obscenities, or other language of an inflammatory nature; (2) sexually explicit material; (3) racially offensive material; (4) inappropriate statements regarding any religious affiliation; (5) information which infringes upon the rights of another person; (6) information which may injure someone else and/or lead to a lawsuit or criminal charges.
  
  
• Using Student Email for commercial activities and/or personal gain.
  
  
• Taking actions that defraud another or misrepresent or fail to accurately identify the sender.
  
  
• Stating or implying that you speak on behalf of AASU.

NOTE: Electronic mail is not secure and should not be assumed to be private.