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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand>
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Subject: Re: streaming problem and thread freeze
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In message <iqc30a$414$2@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:

> On 10/05/2011 05:31, Lawrence D'Oliveiro allegedly wrote:
>
>> In message<iq9ai7$t2s$1@dont-email.me>, Daniele Futtorovic wrote:
>>
>>> Secondly, although it is only a minor thing and only my personal
>>> opinion, this:
>>>
>>>     } catch (IOException ex) {
>>>       log.severe(ex.getMessage());
>>>     }
>>>
>>> is a *very* bad idea. Log the full stack.
>>
>> It would be so much easier if you could simply not bother to catch the
>> exception at all, and let your program crash with a full stack trace.
> 
> It would be yet much easier, as you perhaps one day will learn, to
> realise that checked exceptions are not a bother, but an almost
> invaluable tool.

So how does that help in this case?