Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 08:51:47 -0700
From: Mark Reinhold <mr@penobscot>

> Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 15:48:13 +1000
> From: George <###@###.###>

> Is it true that PrintWriters are always buffered? I couldn't find
> anything on the docs, but I have been told this,

PrintWriters are buffered only if you use one of the convenience constructors
that takes an OutputStream argument. If you use one of the constructors that
takes a Writer argument, no buffering is done. We should update the
specification to clarify this point.