[vox-jobs] help with a mailto url

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:20:23 -0700

On Mon 20 Oct 03,  4:52 PM, Michael J Wenk <wenk@praxis.homedns.org> said:
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 02:50:28PM -0700, p@dirac.org wrote:
> > i want to apply for this job (can you believe this url?):
> > 
> > http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.asp?did=J30R06LS56PPBP7SGD&ix=1&CiBookMark=1&lpage=1&jdl=J30R06LS56PPBP7SGD%2CJY4GN6X2Q4P98GFGJ5%2CJ37R8659QJDW42XNNX%2CJ367R73BZ1RNVVFN0V%2CJ25NT60CHMP9XCGFPM%2CJZ47T79QW14Y5K6HT8%2CJY1SP61P9XQ443003R&jobcount=7&strCrit=QID%3DA3846789835344%3Bst%3Da%3Buse%3DALL%3BrawWords%3Dplainsboro%3BCID%3DUS%3BSID%3DNJ%3BTID%3D0%3BENR%3DNO%3BDTP%3DALL%3BYDI%3DYES%3BIND%3DAll%3BPDQ%3DAll%3BJN%3DAll%3BPOY%3DNO%3BETD%3DALL%3BRE%3DALL%3BMGT%3DDC%3BSUP%3DDC%3BFRE%3D30%3BCHL%3DAL%3BQS%3Dhhr%5FJobResults%2Easp%3BSS%3DNO%3BTITL%3D0%3BOB%3Ddf%3BVT%3Ddetail&cbsid=8a17d74509404bccb9e738ea2b7bc2a1%2D119984190%2Dtn%2D1
> > 
> > and i want to email the application/resume because i dont' really trust
> > web resume submissions.  so i click on "Send Email Now", which is a
> > mailto link which brings up an xterm running mutt:
> > 
> > 
> >    SGD_CBCB@apply.careerbuilder.com?subject=CareerBuilder: Ref.PPE%20-%20Cons
> > 
> > 
> > but my email gets bounced with the following error:
> > 
> > 
> >    A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> >    recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
> > 
> >       Ref.PPE%20-%20Cons@dirac.org
> >    unknown local-part "ref.ppe%20-%20cons" in domain "dirac.org"
> > 
> > 
> > so mutt is not honoring the "?subject=" thing as being the email's
> > subject.  i just want to make sure: the above mailto link should send
> > email to the recipient:
> > 
> >    "SGD_CBCB@apply.careerbuilder.com"
> > 
> > with a subject of:
> > 
> >    "CareerBuilder: Ref.PPE - Cons"
> > 
> > that is, the "%20"'s get turned into spaces.  right?
> > 
> > pete
> > 
> 
> I would suggest using the web submission thingy.  Just because you don't
> trust does not mean it is broken or shady or a pita.  The other reason
> is if you mess one thing up, you won't get considered, and you may or
> may not know(you did this time, but what about next time?  What if you
> do a one off error? )  
> 
> Mike

hi mike,

if you know the answer to my question, i'd greatly appreciate sharing
it.

thanks,
pete

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