Java forums, job offer spamming and ethics

Hi peoples,
I was thinking about the random job offering posts that creep up on these forums now and again. They annoy me as much as they probably annoy the next person, I'd imagine. Now, I know there's a report abuse button you can click, and the thread might eventually get deleted, but I'm not sure that really gets the point across that this is a bad thing to do.
So here's where the ethics question comes in...
I was thinking about making a program that, upon entering an email address, would attempt to start signing up that email to as many newsletters, mailings and random crap from various sites around the internet as possible. That way, when I see someone post a job offering on these forums (with an email to respond to, of course), I could provide the user with as much "useful" information as they have provided me. There's no question of whether or not I could write this, the real question lies in whether it would be an ethical thing to do or not.
All I'm really looking for is some opinions regarding whether or not this is a good idea. If I see that a lot of other posters feel the same way, I'll start working on this in my off-time, and I'll make sure to post the source code for it too :)

abillconsl wrote:
dketcham wrote:
I still won't do this, but I'm asking this more out of curiosity, as I'm not all that familiar with law. I was wondering how signing up a random email could be constituted as breaking the law. I don't know the person's name, address or anything of the sort, so it's not like I'm wreaking havoc on someone's identity, or that the person would end up being contacted personally (over telephone, physical mailings, etc), so I'm confused as to the legality on this issue.
Just to reiterate, I won't be doing this, I'm only curious about the legal ramifications.I can't say for sure, but I don't think you'll find anyone here that could take the place of a decent lawyer. So to answer your question, you need to ask a lawyer.I'm most certainly not a lawyer, but I did just do thirty seconds of research on the topic of spam and federal laws within the United States. So that pretty much makes me an expert.
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 is mostly geared toward spam labeling itself as such - the spammer must say that the unsolicited email is indeed unsolicited, may not send fake headers, etc. (spamlaws.com)
As such, it seems to me that the simple act of signing someone up for spam should not be illegal. Essentially, it would seem like, in signing them up, you are sending them the unsolicited emails through proxies - those being the spammers. So it seems to me that it shouldn't be illegal, based on the information I know. And also a google search of "sign up for spam illegal" didn't turn up anything to the effect of this act being illegal.
Well, I'm pretty much an expert barrister now. Time to quit being a software engineer and go take the bar...

Similar Messages

Where is the changed Job Offer Letter stored?

I am changing the text of Smartform for Job Offer in portal. Once the text is added i am able to send the new version of Job Offer to email. But my requirement is to get the new Job Offer Letter and store it in an archiving system
I am not sure if the new Smartforms gets stored somewhere SAP database tables. If it does how do i get it?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Hi,
Even i am not very sure where exactly it gets stored. but i can give u a direction to check out classes
starting with cl_hrrcf_* and ending with bl i.e. cl_hrrcf_*_bl in tcode se24.
Here you will find some classes related to activities where you will be able to retreive the letters.
Also go to infotype 5136 i.e. in se11 check hrp5136 and see if there are any entries
In this infotype, the following data is stored for an activity of the Simple Correspondence category:
●      Activity Type
●      Global Key for Activities
●      Activity Status
●      Due Date
●      Type of Related Object (user who created the activity)
●      ID of Related Object (user who created the activity)
●      Note for Activity (points to a text in the document storage for HR objects)
●      Activity Category (Simple Correspondence)
●      Completion Date (date on which the activity was completed)
●      User Name (user who executed the activity)
●      Process (to which the activity for the Simple Correspondence category is assigned)
●      Subarea of SAP E-Recruiting (Recruitment)
●      Object ID of Talent Group
●      Time Stamp of Last Change
●      Form (indicates the form used as the template for the correspondence)
●      Individual Letter for the activity (points to a text in the document storage for HR objects)
●      Individual letter section for the activity (points to a text in the document storage for HR objects)
see the entry which i have made it bold if this helps. HR_KW is the document storage object used for HR and HR_CONT is the content repository, this letter will sit somewhere in the application server of the E-rec system.
Regards,
Divya

Job offering: Software Engineer (Java, Eclipse RCP) in domain of access networking [Ghent, Belgium]

Excentis is looking for a Software Engineer (Java, Maven, Eclipse RCP, ...) to reinforce our software team! Discover the interesting domains of access network technologies (TCP/IP, DOCSIS, Wi-Fi) and network traffic generation/analyzing from a developer's perspective!
Company website: https://www.excentis.com/
Product website: https://www.excentis.com/products/byteblower/
GUI showcase videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/ByteBlower
Job offering (in Dutch): https://www.excentis.com/about-us/jobs/java-software-development-engineers-niveau-master
Contact: jobs _at_ excentis _dot_ com
Kind regards,
Tim De Backer
Software Engineer
Excentis

Sadly, the job description is only available in Dutch.
I don't know whether being a Dutch speaker is really a prerequisite (all documentation and external communication is done in English anyway). The profile mentions it, but making a good impression may be well enough!
Do note that we are looking for someone to come work at our Ghent office.
Quick-and-dirty translation of the job offering (general info available on the site):
Quote:
You're responsible for designing and implementing software solutions for the telecommunications sector. Windows, Apple, Linux platforms as well as web-based technologies are used. You're (initial) focus will be on developing the user interface of the Java clients that control our network testing solutions and on the test report generation. You'll get in touch with databases such as MySQL and HSQLDB. You'll work with version control (subversion), build systems (Maven), continuous integration (Jenkins) and unit testing systems.
Depending on the task at hand, you'll work with two our more people in a team. You'll be part of the software design process from the very start, you'll work with the project lead on things like planning and report your progress regularly.
During your initial training you'll learn on (and get affinity with) state of the art telecommunications and networking technologies.
Profile
* You have a Master's degree in Computer Science Engineering or similar.
* Job experience is a plus.
* You're a problem solver with a critical mindset.
* You have a strong interest in both software development and networking technologies.
* You master at least one programming language, preferably Java.
* Affinity with the Eclipse Rich Client Platform is a plus.
* You are familiar with database technology.
* You speak English and Dutch fluently.
* You can provide technical support to customers
* You're a team player.
Offer
* Excentis offers an interesting job in a dynamic and pleasant working environment that will bring you in touch with innovative technologies and will allow you to work in an international context.
* Competitive salary with extra's such as pension plan, (additional) health care insurance, internet, etc..
* Excentis offers internal and external trainings in both the problem domain and software engineering competences and technologies.

Someone is spamming my account with a fake job notice over and over

Someone is spamming my account with a fake job notice over and over. The same messages repeated sent after I delete them. How can I block them?

If they're from the same sender or contain the same subject, set up an email rule on icloud.com to send emails from that address (or subject) to the trash. This explains how to set up an email rule: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a3f8a.

Experienced Professional Looking for LabVIEW Job offer anywhere in USA

Hi,
I am Sreekanth Komatineni from Virginia looking for some job offer. Here is my brief experience.
Here is my Skillset.
Skills: LabVIEW, VB, VC++, C/C++, and Java with good customer interaction.
Experience Summary:
Over 7 years of Industry experience with 4yrs purely on LabVIEW in design and development of customized PC based Embedded Applications, Industrial automations, Data acquisition and Control Systems using LABVIEW 7.1/8.0/8.2/8.5 and NI DAQ Cards in the defense, manufacturing and telecommunication industries.
Experience with PMD USB Interface cards, GPIB Interface, VISA and Serial I/O Interface, Code Interface Nodes, Call Library Function nodes to interface with third party and custom Dlls, Multi-channel Data acquisition, Software Triggering, Analysis of acquired data with mathematical algorithms, Controlling and Monitoring applications, MODBUS and ASCII, I2C, UART communication programming on PC side, good at PC based Automations.
Willing to relocate anywhere in USA.
Thanks and Regards
Sreekanth. Komatineni
[email protected]

Hi Harold,
Please see my email to you & proceed accordingly.
Good luck!
- Partha
LabVIEW - Wires that catch bugs!

Java Scheduler: Jobs

Hi,
I have been tasked with looking into some alerts coming from a clients SolMan regarding some "Java Jobs" running on a Netweaver portal.
I have never worked on a Java only system before. And I'm struggling!
Under Opereations > Jobs > Java Scheduler there are two reoccurring jobs running:
BPMMailReaderJob
GalaxyTimerJob
Frankly, I have no idea what either of these jobs do. The BPM job ends with return code 0. However the other job ends with return code 24.
I cannot for the life in me find what return code 24 is. And am i even looking in the right place?!
Sorry to be a newbie!
If anyone can spare two minutes to offer some pointers I'd be grateful.
Thanks

Hello there,
One of the option which comes to my mind to debug is to use System.out.println. These output will go to defaultrace and you can see all details of the current execution.
The best approach will be to user a proper SAP logger and put debug statements to the log file.
HTH
-Vivek

How to Schedule Java statistics job

Hi All,
We have a installed a NW07 Portal system on one of the unix boxes.Now we would like to run the oracle statistics on the same. Since there is no ABAP stack, we can't schedule the same thru db13. Is there anyway we can run the same.
Can I configure the Java statistics jobs for this from the central solution manager using the DBACOCKPIT.
Can somebody tell how to do this??
Thanks for the help.
Regards
Ravi

Ravi,
Chek out the Following SAP Note as well as the PDF's to accomplish the task.:
Note 1027146 - Database administration and monitoring in the DBA Cockpit
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/107aa3f5-2302-2a10-f990-b4d2af1aaca0
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1062428c-f1df-2910-b08f-c322feddcd10
Regards,
Karthick Eswaran

How do I find out if a "work at home advisor" job offer is a real job for apple inc.

How can I make sure that the job offer I have recieved from Apple Inc is a real job? I reieved an email from someone from HR Apple Inc stating that they have reviewed my application and I fit what they are looking for. I have completed all necessary steps for "work at home advisor" and I was emailed this past monday stating that I will be starting on the 28th and I will be recieving my contract and other documents and my "Imac". I havent recieved anything as of yet and I have called and emailed the person several times with no response. Im getting concerned. Can anyone please shed some light on this for me? Thank you

One of the key considerations at this stage is what these people have asked you for.
What personal details.   Birth date, Maiden name, if appropriate, Christian names other than first name.
What financial details.   Like bank details, through which you 'may' be 'paid'.
None of these necessarily says these people are rogues, but the information could be mis-used.
I would be wary.   Ask for a direct landline telephone number and have it checked out.

JAVASCRIPT ISSUE (i realize this is a java forum not J.S.) URGENT!

Hello,
First off I realize this is a java forum and not Javascript so if you are do not know Javascript ignore this thread. I posted it here because Ive used this before and help is often prompt. However, If anyone out there knows javascript would you be willing to help me real quick on a function issue that i cannot seem to solve? It would be greatly appreciated! I am trying to add a pop up box that displays an error message when they enter the wrong format. For ex. the proper format is 3 letters followed by 3 numbers (INF334). If they enter something such as (INFD334) I want a J.S. pop up box to display and have them try again. I cant seem to figure out where I need to include this within my function I created though. Can someone please help! Here is my function:
function addCourses(arguments) {
//Declare Variables
     var class = "-", grade = "-";
     fieldValue = document.InformationForm.CoursesTaken.value;
      if(arguments == null || arguments == '') {
       //Prompt user for input, validate input
         while(!class.match(/[A-Z]{3}[0-9]{3}/) && class != 0 && class != '' && class != null) {
                 class = prompt("Enter a Course ID. Ex. INF110", "");
     else {class = arguments;}
//Checks for valid Grade Letters including Withdrawals
     while(!grade.match(/[A-DFW]{1}/) && grade != 0 && grade != '' && grade != null && class != '' && class != null && class != 0) {
          grade = prompt(" Enter The Grade Letter Earned. Ex. A B C D F W", "");
     if(class != "" && class != null && grade != '' && grade != null && grade != 0 && class != 0) {
            document.InformationForm.CoursesTaken.value = fieldValue + "" + class + "\t" + grade + "\n";
         newGPA(grade);
         classCount();
}//END addCourses Function

Also, if you don't want to be labeled a loser in this and other forums, please read this:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
especially these sections:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#forum
h2. Choose your forum carefully
Be sensitive in choosing where you ask your question. You are likely to be ignored, or written off as a loser, if you:
post your question to a forum where it's off topic...
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#urgent
h2. Don't flag your question as ?Urgent?, even if it is for you
That's your problem, not ours. Claiming urgency is very likely to be counter-productive: most hackers will simply delete such messages as rude and selfish attempts to elicit immediate and special attention.

Class is not appearing in "Java Batch Job Class Search" when trying to add.

Hi,
I have oracle CC&B 2.3.1, with SDK 2.2.0.12. I am trying to create new java batch job class by copying an existing one and modifying it to be used with new Batch Control .
Steps are as follows:
1-Created file by copying the exiting file
CreateLatePaymentChargesProcess.java ; and only changing the name of the class:
public class CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess
extends CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen
File location :
D:\spl\ccb231\applycm\ssgc_patch\java\source\cm\ CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess.java
D:\spl\ccb231\applycm\ssgc_patch\java\source\cm\ CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen.java
2-Run ApplyCm build successfully , which generated these files:
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\ CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\ CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen$1.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen$CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker_Gen$ThreadParameters.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen$CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker_Gen$ToDoProperties.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen$CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker_Gen.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen$JobParameters.class
D:\spl\ccb231\java\target\cm\com\splwg\ccb\domain\billing\batch\CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcess_Gen.class
All the above classes are part of CM.jar file
ContextManagedObjects.xml ; contains these information
<com.splwg.shared.environ.ContextManagedObjectData>;
<domainPackages/>
<lookupFieldClasses class="tree-map">
<no-comparator/>
</lookupFieldClasses>
<cobolAlgorithmInterfaceExtensions class="tree-map">
<no-comparator/>
</cobolAlgorithmInterfaceExtensions>
</com.splwg.shared.environ.ContextManagedObjectData>;
packageMetaInfo.xml was not created
Still the class is not appearing in "Java Batch Job Class Search" when trying to add a new program name referencing this java class.
I tried restarting the Tomcat application server, still not appearing.
Where did I go wrong about it?
Thanks
Edited by: cc&amp;amp;b-user on Jul 29, 2011 12:39 AM
Edited by: ccb-user on Aug 2, 2011 9:28 PM
Edited by: ccb-user on Aug 7, 2011 11:36 PM

Hi,
Did you copying the base file CreateLatePaymentChargesProcess.java?
I also create a new batch job which copying the CreateLatePaymentChargesProcess batch code the only difference in getBills() method query and inner class CreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker extend CmCreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker_Gen, instead of CreateLatePaymentChargesProcessWorker_Gen.
The batch is working fine in my end.
Thanks,
Atul Singh.

Retrieving cookies when logging into java forums through a java application

Hello --
I am currently working on a spider application that will have the ability to login to sites of interest and then begin crawling.
I thought an easy place to start would be to login to java forums. However, I have run into a bit of a snag with all of the cookies....
The following is the information that I am posting:
action = "login"
url = "http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jsp"
UserId // my username
Password // my password
Submit = "Log in"
AutoLogin = "1"
I am doing this using HttpURLConnection that was created using http://developer.java.sun.com/servlet/SessionServlet as the URL. Then I create an output stream etc:
OutputStream os = huc.getOutputStream();
os.write(sb.toString().getBytes("US-ASCII")); // where sb is a StringBuffer which contains the above information separated with &'s
os.close();
This is when I run into my problem...Next, I try to obtain the session cookies (using the same HttpURLConnection that I posted with) but I am not getting all of the cookies.
As a test, I set my browser to prompt for cookies and I found that when you submit your login information three cookies are set: JDC, JSessionId, and SessionCredentials. Then two more cookies are set JSessionId again and jiveUserLastVisited -- I think these cookies are actually set while getting the http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jsp page. Anyway the only cookies that I get through my program are JSessionId and jiveUserLastVisited.
So to remedy this I tried setting followRedirects to false on my HttpURLConnection (before I perform my post) and then I tried to get the Set-Cookie header immediately following my post. What I found was after calling getFieldHeader() my connection has changed -- when I do a getConnection on my HttpURLConnection the connection has changed to the second page (http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jsp) even with redirects set to false.
I guess my inexperience with web applications has caught up with me. Does anybody have any ideas?
Thanks,
Lisa

Lisa
Did you get any reply on this ?? I am also writing a similar web crawler and i also ran into similar problems.
let me know if you found the solution. thanks.
-P

Question about Java SDK 1.5.0 and mobile devices...

Hello, everyone. This is my first time posting on these forums since I usually find the answers I need from old threads (this place is VERY informative and HELPFUL). I wanted to know if it's possible at all to create a program from the Java Standard Edition Development Kit and have it operate on a mobile device or a suitable mobile device emulator? Or is that ony feasible with the J2ME kit? Any revelant response would be much appreciated. Thanks!

A J2SE application will not work on most mobile
devices.I know J2SE applications that don't even work on non-mobile devices.

[QUESTION] First Steps: Java ME SDK 3.0 AND NOKIA N95

Hi! this is my first post in the forums. I am a c# .net programmer and this is my first step to start programing mobile phones with Java ME.
I already downloaded and installed de Java ME SDK 3.0 and try the examples, then i build a sample and generate the jad.
After upload to my N95 it says that cant install the app because is for the N95 or is not supported....(I was thinking like winforms in .net... build install and run ....hahaha!)
but i found that every phone has its SDK that i must install to develop app.
So my question is
If i have the JME SDK 3.0 installed what i need to build any Nokia or Nokia N95 app. If is possible can you tell me the configuration that i need or maybe the steps to install the SDK from nokia to use in JME., apps, emulators, docs, etc.
PD: I want to start an app that tells me the location using the internal gps of the N95.
And sorry for my bad english.
Thanks!

check if ME SDK is configured to MIDP 2.1. Also check whether N95 supports MIDP 2.1 or 2.0; if needed, change SDK build settings to MIDP 2.0. // this seem to be rather popular problem
...I want to start an app that tells me the location using the internal gps of the N95...Google for +"nokia n95 jsr 179"+ (jsr 179 is location API in Java ME).
If you plan to target only Nokia device(s), consider getting help at Nokia Java ME forums.

Creating/programming a Java Forum

Hi Does anyone know any good pure Java Forums, I dont want to use php or any other programming language other than Java.
I have looked at a few website and this one seems like the best choice:
http://www.mvnforum.com/mvnforumweb/index.jsp
Has anyone used it, or does anyone know a better choice?
thanks

thanks for the reply:
Seems ok, but users have reviewed it as hard to use.
Any other suggestions?

Having some problems with JAVA sites with safari, opera and firefox

I work with some online java application for my work. Since I updated to Leopard, I cant access the site with safari, I loose some options with Opera and Firefox...
Is it the JAVA that is not up to date with leopard?
Any updates soon?
Help!!!

I have experienced memory leaks with the jvm on Leopard. Seem they took a huge step backwards instead of forward.
It should be obvious by now that they didn't include 1.6 as many publications alluded to (Still haven't seen any explicit word from Apple where they officially said "Yes, Leopard WILL have JVM 1.6 at time of launch".)
Don't know if the url below will get filtered out, but many other (non-Apple controlled) forums have been saying nasty things about Apple not explaining themselves for this major snafu.
The article is titled, "So Long Apple. The Party's Over" and hosted by Java Lobby dot org.
http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t102936.html

Java forums, job offer spamming and ethics

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for