static content inside servlets

I would like to know what are the implications of using static variables/static methods in a servlet.
[108 byte] By [enigma_y2k1a] at [2007-10-3 8:32:47]
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If you put static variables you might have to synchronize the access to those variables.Static methods will not d any harm as long as they are thread safe.
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