LEMIS maintains a network with an electronic mail system the use of its personnel and other authorized persons who have accounts @lemis.com. Use of this mail system is permitted to other persons under the following circumstances:

• When explicitly allowed by LEMIS in writing.
• From personal friends and acquaintances of LEMIS personnel.
• In reply to genuine mail sent from a LEMIS mail address.
• As personal email addressed to specific LEMIS persons.
• Email from mailing lists to which LEMIS personnel have explicitly subscribed.
• On-topic mail to mailing lists supported by LEMIS.
• All other use of the LEMIS mail system is prohibited. The class of prohibited mail specifically includes the following categories of mail:
  • Bulk email of all kinds.
  • Mail with forged origins, including mail which might otherwise be acceptable.
  • Offensive or obscene mail.
  • Unsolicited private mail promoting business deals.
  • Useless messages reporting abuse. This includes specifically messages from toy “virus” scanners which supply no information suitable for tracing the offender. The only effect of such messages is to add to our already considerable workload.
• Wherever possible, LEMIS will prosecute offenders.
• In addition, each case of abuse of the LEMIS mail system will incur a charge of Australian $5,000 and costs from the perpetrator. The height of this sum is based on the current difficulty of enforcing payment. The costs include the costs of any followups necessary.
• Nuisance messages, such as useless “virus” messages, incur a handling charge of Australian $100.
• If it is not possible to identify the perpetrator of the offence, or it is not possible to exact payment, LEMIS will make the originating ISP responsible for the payment of the charges.