Useful Resources

Mailing Lists

• Mail sent to 6.170-staff@mit.edu will reach the entire staff.

Zephyr Instance

athena% zctl add message 6.170 \*
athena% zctl add message 6.170.d \*

To write to one of these instances, type:

athena% zwrite -i <instance-name>

The 6.170 instance is intended strictly for questions and answers related to problem sets and Java. If you want to start a debate on the aesthetic virtues of Java, write to 6.170.d instead. The TAs will generally subscribe to the 6.170 instance as long as the signal-to-noise ratio remains high. We will occasionally answer questions on the instances, especially if we see a "not quite correct" answer or general confusion. However, if you have a question for a TA, use OLTA instead. These instances may get quite noisy at times. To unsubscribe to an instance for the duration of your login session, type:

athena% zctl unsub message <instance-name> \*

For more information, type "man zctl" or check out the Inessential Zephyr document available on-line.

Useful Java Sites

• MIT's Java Locker: http://web.mit.edu/java/www/home.html
• Sun's main java site: http://java.sun.com/
• Sun's Java Documentation: http://java.sun.com/docs/
• Sun's 1.1 JDK: http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/
• Sun's Java Language Specification: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/
• Sun's Java Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
• Cafe au Lait: Java FAQ, News, and Resources