Mail Policy
DMI Web Hosting has a zero
tolerance policy regarding unsolicited commercial email (UCE)
and unsolicited bulk email (UBE) also known as "spam".
The definition of spam:
An electronic message is "spam" IF: (1) the recipient's
personal identity and context are irrelevant because the
message is equally applicable to many other potential
recipients; AND (2) the recipient has not verifiably granted
deliberate, explicit, and still-revocable permission for it
to be sent; AND (3) the transmission and reception of the
message appears to the recipient to give a disproportionate
benefit to the sender.
You will be cited with "UCE/UBE Abuse" if you send any email
to persons who have not specifically asked to receive email
from you. The sending origin of such email is irrelevant.
Upon confirmation of abuse, any DMI Web Hosting customer
engaging in this practice will have their service suspended.
Not only does spam place a strain on the server that can
negatively effect that server's uptime record and
performance record, you subject that server to the
possibility of being blacklisted.
If your site will be sending mailings out to subscribers,
this is a checklist of what you are required to do:
The number of messages allowed to be sent per hour, per domain, is 350
messages.
You must not try to hide, forge or misrepresent the sender
of the e-mail and sending site of the e-mail.
Bulk mailings must specifically state how the persons'
e-mail addresses were obtained and must indicate the
frequency of the mailing.
Bulk mailings should contain simple and obvious unsubscribe
mechanisms. We recommend that this be in the form of a
working link to a one-click unsubscribe system; however, a
valid "reply to:" address may be used instead.
All subscription based e-mail must have valid,
non-electronic, contact information for the sending
organization in the text of each e-mail including either a
phone number or physical mailing address.
All bulk e-mail must be solicited, meaning that the sender
has an existing and provable relationship with the e-mail
recipient and the recipient has not requested not to receive
future mailings from the sender. Documentation of the
relationship between the sender and the recipient must be
made available to AOL upon request.
Prohibited Uses of DMI Web Hosting
Network Systems and Services Regarding Spam
Sending Unsolicited Bulk Email
("UBE", "spam")
The sending of any form of Unsolicited Bulk Email through
DMI Web Hosting's servers is prohibited. Likewise, the
sending of UBE from another service provider advertising a
web site, email address or utilizing any resource hosted on
DMI Web Hosting's servers, is prohibited. DMI Web Hosting
accounts or services may not be used to solicit customers
from, or collect replies to, messages sent from another
Internet Service Provider where those messages violate this
Policy or that of the other provider.
Running Unconfirmed Mailing Lists
Subscribing email addresses to any mailing list without the
express and verifiable permission of the email address owner
is prohibited. All mailing lists run by DMI Web Hosting
customers must be Closed-loop ("Confirmed Opt-in"). The
subscription confirmation message received from each address
owner must be kept on file for the duration of the existence
of the mailing list. Purchasing lists of email addresses
from 3rd parties for mailing to from any DMI Web
Hosting-hosted domain, or referencing any DMI Web Hosting
account, is prohibited.
Operating an account on behalf of, or in connection with, or
reselling any service to, persons or firms listed in the
Spamhaus Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO) database
at
http://www.spamhaus.org.
We receive automatic reports from Spamhaus, AOL and SpamCop
for our IP ranges. If there are more than three complaints
logged against your site in one day, the site will be
suspended until a resolution/explanation is made.
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some policies may have changed for various reasons. Services on this site are
subject to change and availability. All terms on this site are
subject to change without written notice. Changes are affective immediately -
whether posted on this site or not. Contact our legal department by phone or in
writing for verbal confirmation of active policies. Additional terms may apply
to special services offered by our company. For example: Dedicated servers.
Please visit these service pages for additional terms and conditions of services
provided. DMI Web Hosting reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any
reason at the discretion of management.