Just got this:

    "Thread-40" (TID:0xe0026430, sys_thread_t:0xe034d510) prio=5
        Stack base = 0xe034d5b0, size = 1984 MAX size = 2128
        2000 (1 chunk)
        sun.applet.AppletSecurity.checkConnect(:399) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.net.InetAddress.getByName(:281) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.net.URL.hashCode(:268) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.util.Hashtable.get(:217) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.hotjava.misc.Globals.getImageRef(:199) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.hotjava.misc.Globals.getImage(:195) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.hotjava.tags.TagAppletPanel.getImage(:265) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.applet.Applet.getImage(:121) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.applet.Applet.getImage(:133) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        ImageStrip.run(FileApp.java:173) (JavaFrame size: 40)
    "Thread-39" (TID:0xe0026338, sys_thread_t:0xe02cafd0) prio=9
        Stack base = 0xe02cb070, size = 1984 MAX size = 4200
        2000 (1 chunk)
        java.net.InetAddress.getByName(:330) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.applet.AppletSecurity.checkConnect(:476) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.applet.AppletSecurity.checkConnect(:510) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.applet.AppletSecurity.checkConnect(:412) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        sun.hotjava.tags.TagAppletPanel.getImage(:263) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.applet.Applet.getImage(:121) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        java.applet.Applet.getImage(:133) (JavaFrame size: 40)
        ImageStrip.run(FileApp.java:173) (JavaFrame size: 40)

[...]

    unknown key (key=0xf81b9de8): monitor owner: "Thread-40"
        Waiting to enter:
            "Thread-39"
    sun.applet.AppletSecurity@E0011EE8/E00D1248 (key=0xe0011ee8): monitor owner: "Thread-39"
        Waiting to enter:
            "Window 121 Event Queue Manager"
            "Window 90 Event Queue Manager"
            "Image Fetcher 1"
            "Image Fetcher 3"
            "Image Fetcher 2"
            "Thread-40"
            "Thread-3"
            "Thread-41"
            "Screen Updater"
            "Image Animator"
            "Image Fetcher 0"

DREL 8/22/96

I'm still seeing this happen quite a bit at home. I think it has to do with
the slow speed of my proxy.

DREL 9/26/96

I just saw this too. Wouldn't at least assigning a responsible engineer
be a novel idea?

alan.bishop@Eng 1996-09-26