The following information was quoted from the TAMU Campus Network Guidelines under the heading of "Working with the Campus Firewall - Security Risks" as of April 11, 2000:
"As explained above, the firewall was put in place to protect the campus network. Machines that become compromised or users that take it upon themselves to circumvent the firewall will be considered a security risk to the campus network and one or all of the actions listed below will be taken to eliminate that risk.
- The incident will be reported to the CIS Security Officer.
- The device will be blocked from the Internet.
- If possible, the device's access to the Campus Network will be disabled.
- If the host is on the ResNet network, the incident will be referred to Student Conflict Resolution and the Department of Residence Life will be notified by the CIS Security Officer.
- Otherwise the department responsible for the machine will be notified by the CIS Security Officer
Click here to view the entire document from the CIS Network Guidelines: TAMU Campus Network Firewall
Additional information can be found at the Unix Local Policies