Satellite Fever Information


Satellite Fever’s purpose is to be an open forum for exchange of information relating to the Satellite Telecommunictions industry.


Satellite Fever is free and open to all. Please respect these few general guidelines so that everyone may enjoy this service:

• This forum is intended primarily for Satellite Telecommunications.

• General advertising is NOT permitted here. Specific ads (job openings, items ofr sale, etc.) are allowed and encouraged, provided this privilege is not abused.

• Professionalism is expected of all participants.

For help with signing up for an account see the Sign-In Page.

For help with placing a message, see the Posting Information Page.


Accounts

An account is REQUIRED for anything beyond viewing messages. An account can be created through the Sign-In page. Accounts are free but require verification of each user’s email address. Once the application is submitted, a password is sent to the address provided. All personal informaiotn yuou provide (such as your email address) is used only to establish your identity in order to prevent abuse by anonymous particiaptns. NO PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL EVER BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARTIES OUTSIDE OF SATELLITE FEVER WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.


Terms of Use

Through your use of this service, you agree that yuo will not use Satellite Fever to post any material which is knowingly false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, proface, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person’s privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you. You agree to grant Satellite Fever the fully-aid, perpetual and unrestricted right to use, reporduce, modify, translate, display, perform, transmit and distribute any material you post in any present or future medium and for any prupose, including commercial purposes.

Although Satellite Fever does not and cannot review postings and is not reponsible for the content of any posting, Satellite Fever reserves the right to remove a posting for any or no reason whatsoever. You remain solely responsible for the content of your positngs, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Satellite Fever and its operators and advertisers, and their agents with respect to any claim based upon transmission of the your postings. Satellite Fever reserves the right to reveal your identity and other known information about you in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any postings by you.

A valid and current email account is required to post to Satellite Fever’s forums. Accounts found to have an expired, unused, or otherwise inoperative A valid and current email account is required to post to Satellite Fever’s forums. Accounts found to have an expired, unused, or otherwise inoperative email address will be immediately terminated. Satellite Fever reserves the right to terminate any account at its discretion.

Postings should be placed under the topic heading which is most appropriate to its content. Satellite Fever’s administrators may move any posting which they deem to be more appropriate for another topic. A posting may be placed under one topic only. No posting which simply repeats the content of another is allowed under any topic unless prior approval is given by a Satellite Fever’s administrator.
Only advertisements that are specific, impermanent, and fit within the general subject requirement and other rules of this forum are allowed. All other advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations of any kind are not allowed.


Disclaimer

It is impossible for Satellite Fever to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted considering the real-time nature of these services. Satellite Fever does not actively monitor the contents of and is not responsible for any material posted by other parties. Satellite Fever does not vouch for nor warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any such material, and is not responsible for the contents of such material. Postings by other parties express the views of those parties and not necessarily that of Satellite Fever or any entity associated with Satellite Fever.


Disputes

What should you do if you dispute a posting by another person? First, take a moment to assess the actual affect it will have. Regular Bar visitors are accustomed to the flamers and their ways. A posting that is hostile or defamatory is more likely to reflect badly on its author than its intended target. If you feel it deserves a reply, then by all means defend your position. A tactfully crafted response will speak volumes.

Can you delete a message you don't like? Generally, no. Only the author can delete his messages. In rare instances where the Bar terms of use are clearly violated (such as the author's email address is no longer valid) it may be possible to have the message removed. Please review the disclaimer above.

How can you determine the identity of a poster? It may be difficult, and in the end could require a court order if the user's ISP doesn't willingly provide the information. The first step is to get the IP address from the message. This is the set of four numbers separated by dots (ex: 123.45.67.89) Use this form to resolve the IP to a host:IP Address: Lookup
The next step is to get the domain name from the host. If the IP lookup returns something like a1.transfer.ppp.xyz.com then the domain can be determined as xyz.com. This is the domain name of the service provider used by the message poster. You may be able to browse directly to www.xyz.com to locate contact information or you may have to investigate further.
The owner information for domain names is publicly available from the company that is the registrar for the domain. Network Solutions is the predominant registrar for .com, .net, and .org so you might as well look there first. If no information for the domain is found, proceed to the central registry of names, InterNIC. A lookup there will tell you the registrar for the domain, which you can then use to complete the search.

Use this form to access the WhoIs services of various registrars. Enter the domain name (ex: xyz.com) and select the registry database:Domain name: Lookup When contacting the ISP, explain your situation and provide a direct URL to the offending message. The URL for each Bar message is indicated at the bottom of the page where it is displayed. Most dialup connections are dynamically addressed, meaning they change each time a user connects with his ISP, so it can be helpful to point out the exact time the message was posted.
You may not be able to get the ISP to release the user's name without an order from the court. Even if you do not intend to pursue it that far, it's a good idea to at least make a formal complaint with the ISP so that they can deal with the troublemaker on their own. They may even cancel the user's account for violating their acceptable use policy.


Browser

The minimum browser suggested is one that is ECMAScript (JScript/JavaScript) capable. This means Internet Explorer or Netscape version 4 or later. Internet Explorer 5 is recommended, and version 4 or later is required to use the WYSIWYG Editor.

You should not disable use of cookies (the little bits of information a web site stores in your browser) while using the Bar. Cookies are used to maintain state as you move from page to page, keep track of the messages you've read, and automatically log you on if you enable that option. Use the following instructions to restore cookies to your browser.Internet Explorer 4
1. Click the View menu and choose Internet Options.
2. In the Internet Options dialog, click the Advanced tab.
3. Scroll down the list until you see the Security section. A few lines below that will be the Cookies subsection. Click to turn on the Prompt before accepting cookies option or the Always accept cookies option.
4. Click OK.

Internet Explorer 5

1. Click the Tools menu and choose Internet Options.
2. In the Internet Options dialog, click the Security tab.
3. The security level determines whether or not cookies are used. Click the Custom Level button to view current settings.
4. Scroll down the list until you see the Cookies section. Per-session cookies should be enabled. Cookies that are stored on your computer can also be enabled, but not required. Without it you won't be able to automatically log in or have messages you haven't read marked as new.
5. Click OK then OK again.

Netscape

1. Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog, click on Advanced in the Category tree on the left.
3. Click to turn on the Accept all cookies option. You can also check the Warn me before accepting a cookie option, if you wish.
4. Click OK.