1. Terms of Use
        Welcome to www.sumc-pocomoke.org email.  Before you begin, here are some very simple facts about email and rules to follow.  Please read this very carefully.  You may even learn something about the world of email that you didn't know before.  You must agree to all of these rules before you will have access to SUMC Email.  Failure to adhere to these rules will result in the loss of your email account.  There is nothing in these rules that you would not find in any other rules list for any other email account, so following them would be just like following any other email rules.

        i.  Spam.  Spam exists.  There is nothing that can be done to prevent an account from receiving some form of Spam from somewhere.  Spam can be everything from loan applications to inappropriate and offensive material.  SUMC is not responsible for anything being sent to your account as Spam and there is no way to prevent offensive material or any specific kind of email from being delivered to your account.  In short, do not be surprised at what could show up in your email box.  The more you use your email account, the more chance you will have to receive Spam.  There are even programs out there that companies use to scan the internet for domains (web sites) and try various combinations and words to send out Spam.  For example, if one of these programs found our site, sumc-pocomoke.org, one of these programs could transform this into <some_name>@sumc-pocomoke.org, where <some_name> is any word that can be generated by a randomizer program (sticking letters together).  There is one feature in SUMC Email that can be used to help block some Spam.  This feature allows for specific domain names or address to be blocked from being delivered to any accounts.  So if you are receiving Spam from a particular address, send an email to webmaster@sumc-pocomoke.org with the particular address you wish to be blocked and why, and it will be blocked.  If a lot of requests come in for the same domain, then the whole domain will be blocked.  Most importantly, remember that Viruses can be transferred through email, so if you receive an email from an address you don't recognize, do not open it, it may be a virus.  Send an email to the Webmaster account above with the address in it and delete the message immediately.  SUMC Email, Salem United Methodist Church, the Webmaster, and the website host, are all not responsible for any harm or damage done as a result of viruses, Trojans, or worms either transferred through email or existing on the web site itself or from any linked sites.

        ii.  External Use.  As stated above, the more you use an email account, the more chance you have of receiving Spam.  Spam information is collected when you give out your account to any business.  When you register a product for a warranty, apply for a Giant or Super Fresh Valued Customer Card, or even sign up for an online account, if you give out your email account to anyone, expect it to be shared with the rest of the world.  That is how discounts work when you have to join a club.  The savings you get using a valued customer card as mentioned above are made up for when Giant or Super Fresh sell your information to another company.  That other company can then use your information to generate Spam or sell it again to another company.  There are some laws in place to help prevent this from happening, like the telemarketer remove from list law, but there is no means of enforcing those laws.  So as a rule, do not use your church email account for anything other that for church and church related subjects.  Do not give out your church account to anyone you do not know, do not use your church account for Instant Messenger or any other chat service (AIM, IRC, etc.), and do not give your church account to any business or organization.  Basically, trust no one.  Remember, your email address also includes the email domain (@sumc-pocomoke.org), so what you do with your account and who you give it to affects everyone who uses SUMC Email.

        iii. Internal Use.  Each email account has a maximum size that is configured (per account) by the webmaster.  If a mailbox goes beyond the preset size, email sent to that mailbox will be returned back to the sender.  Mailbox sizes can only be changed by special request, so make sure you check your email regularly and delete old messages and messages that have large attachments.  As stated before, use of church email should be for church and church related subjects only.  This applies strictly with contact to the outside world but not to the internal world.  Personal use of your email account between other church accounts and close friends is permitted as long as no offensive content, solicitations, viruses, misrepresentations, business related information, or any harmful email is sent.  Also remember that even between close friends, when you send an email from a church account, you are representing our church in namesake.

2. How to use your SUMC Email account
        The system that will be used to check email is a web mail service built into the webhost for the Church website.  From the main church web page, click on the "SUMC Email" logo.  That will open a new window displaying this page you see here.  At the bottom of the page will be two links.  If you do not agree with these terms, then click on "I Do Not Agree" and you will be taken back to the home page (this page will close).  If you agree to the terms, the you will click on "I Agree".  When you click on "I Agree", you will be redirected to the webmail login screen and prompted to enter your username and password.  Enter your entire email address for your username and your password for the password and click on "Login".  If you enter incorrect information, you will be promoted with an error message.  To get back to the Terms of Use page from there, click on the back button of your browser.  If you forget your password, notify the Webmaster at the email address above (or leave a message at church) and you will be provided with a new one.  When you enter the correct information, you will be taken into your mailbox.  Once there, you will be able to perform normal mail functions via the control panel.  Once finished, make sure you log out of your email account by using the "Logout" link which will return you to the login page.  Once you have logged out, close the window and you will be back at the SUMC webpage.  For additional security, please do not log back in from the logout page.  Only use the link from the main page to log into your email account.  To request an email account, send email to the webmaster (address above) or leave a message at church.  We hope you enjoy using SUMC Email.