The 10 or so groups crossposted above are probably not interested in
this (especially ca.unix and comp.unix.*).  I've set this followup to be
only comp.sys.hp.hpux.  I hope anyone else perpetuating this thread will
do the same...

Rich

Biswajit Tripathy <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>
>> In "Hewlett Packard Schematics," Jim Mellander wrote:
>> >Well, actually, the only problem I have is that the gentleman is
>> >misrepresenting himself as a user in need.  [...]  I would never do
>> >business with the gentleman, however, but thats just me.
>>
>> Then too, you have to question the wisdom of hiring on with a firm
>> that's willing to engage in such questionable ethics.  If they're
>> willing to play fast and loose with the rules when hiring people, then
>> how well are they going to treat their actual employees?
>>
>> -Benjamin Robinson
>>  (No affiliation with HP, by the way)
>> --
>> "The government cannot reduce the adult population to reading or viewing only
>>             to what is appropriate for children."  -- Bruce Ennis
>> My opinions don't represent, and are likely contrary to, those of my employer.
>> This message may or may not contain sarcastic content; your burden to decide.
>
>  Actually this person could have put a job advertisement that says
> something like "Required engineers with experience on HP platforms".
> But asking for the phone numbers of HP employees, which is a HP
> confidential information, is definitely unethical.
>
>--
>Regards,
>Biswajit Tripathy, HP-UX Networking
>Hewlett Packard, Bangalore, INDIA
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