Archived copy of
http://www.chatnet.org:80/policy/text/isp.txt as of
2000-06-09 · original content, not edited ·
ChatNet Old StuffPolicy on Contacting ISP's or other agencies:
If it is necessary to contact an ISP or another agency concerning
a users behavior on ChatNet, this action should be taken by one
person. If more than one person is making the contact, messages
can be confused and positive results and responses do not always
occur. The individual making the contact should be an admin or
an Oper, and preferably someone who was involved in the incident,
either directly or indirectly. It is necessary to have all
necessary logs and other necessary information ready for disclosure
in such cases. Proof of the abuse is necessary. Not all sources of
logs received are reliable as logs can be falsified. If contact of
federal agencies like the FBI occur, it should be brought to the
attention of others via the admins so that there will be knowledge
of the contact. The details need not be gone into in making such
knowledge known. It is necessary to let others know when making
contact so multiple contacts do not occur. Proof is not always
easy to produce on IRC, so caution is recommended in making
contacts.