>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Schuster <theBohemian@xxxxxxx> writes: Robert> Casey said that he found Robert> gnu.java.nio.VMPlainDatagramSocketImpl to be obsolete. I Robert> quick glance at gnu.java.nio.PlainDatagramSocketImpl revealed Robert> that it does not use this class any more. In general I think if a VM class is no longer used from the main body of Classpath, it is obsolete and should be removed. Tom