Re: Newbie Joe-E questions

Tyler Close wrote:
>
> The ref_send library does not provide direct access to sockets, so I
> wouldn't call it a tamed networking library, but you can use ref_send
> for networking applications. For example, you could certainly use
> ref_send and the Waterken Server to implement a program similar to
> EChat. Similar to the EChat program, you'd write the application in
> terms of methods invoked on references. You can then use the Waterken
> Server to make those references span machine boundaries, like E's
> CapTP protocol does for E references.
>
>   

Thanks to all of you for your help.  I really appreciate it. 
It's really helped get me started.  It's also sort of sparked an 
interest Taming.  I think I may try to explore that
further.

Thanks again,
Jimmy Wylie