The following information was quoted from the Student Regulations Appendix V as of April 11, 2000:
"It is expected that all members of the university community will use these resources and facilities in accordance with laws and university rules.
Failure to fulfill these responsibilities may lead to the cancellation of your computer account(s), other disciplinary action by the university and/or referral to legal and law enforcement agencies. Individuals using the university's computing resources or facilities have the following responsibilities:
... Report improper use of computing resources and facilities. Improper use of computing resources and facilities as defined in Texas A&M Computer Security Rules may include:
- Harmful Access
- creating a computer malfunction or interruption of operation
- alteration, damage, or destruction of data
- injection of a computer virus" ...
Additional information can be found at the Unix Local Policies