No, you don't have to make a new thread. As the previous poster explained, each HTTP Request that comes into the servlet is already on its own thread. Basically, the servlet framework is handling spawning all of the threads for you.
I second the advice to go read a good servlet book. In particular, pay attention to the part on threading, and also the part about HttpSession (which is the way to avoid having to do any synchronization).
Kyle Brown
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[This message has been edited by Kyle Brown (edited October 04, 2001).]