Another use case for eliminating the static uses of NutchConf is to simplify the construction of a configuration gui. It would be nice to have a web-based interface which permits one to configure parameters and then have it run the system. This should be able to run multiple Nutch instances in a single JVM. For example, a single Nutch-based "search appliance" daemon should be able to crawl and search both your intranet and your public websites, each configured separately.
Well this is my long term goal, I have to do that for my project in any case. :-)
Stefan
