404 when clicking 'messages' link in Careers header

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I get a 404 error message when visiting this link: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/employer/messages (this is where the "messages" link at the top of the page takes me)

When I view my profile, then click the messages link on the right side of the page, I am correctly taken to my messages.

I don't have an employer account, but I do have a CV/profile on careers.

Here's a screenshot:

bad link

On which page do you see a link to that URL? I can't find it anywhere. Logged in as a job seeker, the 404 is certainly by design on that target page, but it's a bug if the link is showing up at all. — Jon Seigel, Commented May 24, 2011 at 4:17
@Jon I added a screenshot to show which link I'm talking about. — Kyle Trauberman, Commented May 24, 2011 at 4:45
Have you tried clearing your browser cache completely? The link doesn't appear on that page when I'm logged in. Have you ever had an employer account, and/or have you ever received a message through careers? — Jon Seigel, Commented May 24, 2011 at 4:48
I have received messages through careers before, and when I click the "my profile" button, then click the "messages" link halfway down the right side of the page, I can see my inbox correctly. I do not, nor have ever had, an employer account. I was a paid subscriber to careers 1.0, if it makes a difference. — Kyle Trauberman, Commented May 24, 2011 at 5:56

Restore The Data Dumps Again · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-24 14:37:52Z

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Thanks for the report. Fixed in source, will be deployed shortly.

answered May 24, 2011 at 14:37

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Thanks! The link takes me to my messages now.
– Kyle Trauberman
Commented May 24, 2011 at 15:35
What was the issue? I don't have that link on my page. I'm assuming it's because I've never received any messages on there?
– Jon Seigel
Commented May 24, 2011 at 16:41
@Jon, the link now goes to careers.stackoverflow.com/cv/messages, so I assume it was just pointing to the wrong page?
– Kyle Trauberman
Commented May 24, 2011 at 17:06
@Jon @ktrauberman: We don't show the link if you've never gotten any messages. Before this fix we were finding ktrauberman's messages and pointing him to the employer messages page instead of the candidate messages page.
– Restore The Data Dumps Again
Commented May 24, 2011 at 19:40

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