Date:         Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:27:05 +0200
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From:         Carmit Mishan <[log in to unmask]>
Organization: Exact Sciences & Engineering Library - Tel-Aviv University
Subject:      IEEE E-journals access has been SUSPENDED
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Shalom,

Due the abuse by Tel-Aviv University user/s  IEEE has suspended the
access
to IEEE E-journals.

We will identify the abuser  and take action against him/her.

Below you will find IEEE letter:

Dear Customer:

 We have recently become aware through our host server, that 178
concurrent
 sessions have been opened simultaneously and attempted to access IEEE
 Xplore.  This type of activity indicates a robot or intelligent agent
is
 being used to systematically search and download the contents of the
IEL
 database.

 Downloading the database or any portion of a publication's issue or
volume
 in a systematic fashion is strictly prohibited. The use of robots or
 intelligent agents on site is a violation of your subscription license
 agreement.

Therefore, we have suspended access to your institution until we can
resolve this matter.

We ask that you do the following:

Work with us to identify the abuser(s).
Locate and remove all downloaded data from all storage devices and
provide us with a letter stating you have done so.
Inform all potential users of the use restrictions in Section 4 of
your license agreement.