Perhaps this url should be permanently placed in the list footer:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

It might prevent this type of flame war. Now kiss and make up.

regards 
scot

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2002 23:30
> To: JDJList
> Subject: [jdjlist] RE: Get Client's Ip address/machine name
> 
> 
> If you go on any irc channel with java in it you tend to get people just
> joining  and expecting everyone else to sort their problems out.  
> it starts
> to wear thin after a while.
> 
> So if you are a newbie then read up a bit.
> 
> I would have more appreciation for someone's question if they said.....
> 
> "Hey i've checked the api docs and i'm still confused.....
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/net/InetAddress.html
> "
> 
> then we could get a level and start to HELP.... not just do a 
> quick fix for
> the same person to come back two hours later and ask the same question.
> 
> Seek and you shall find.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 15 August 2002 14:20
> To: JDJList
> Subject: [jdjlist] RE: Get Client's Ip address/machine name
> 
> 
> ||| Still, his solution was better than the one that you posted !
> 
> if the person can't be bothered to read the documentation ... 
> then we become
> nothing more than free consultancy.
> 
> Its just being lazy.
> 
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