Re: [Fresco-devel] Server-resolution/publishing algorithms and proposal

On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 23:30, Stefan Seefeld wrote:
> graydon hoare wrote:
> 
> > I don't usually comment much on goings on here anymore, but this is an
> > issue I remember having a suggestion for: forget about IORs and name
> > service. use an environment variable and make it just a tcp/ip
> > "host:port" pair. when you connect to that port, it tells the client
> > whatever else the client needs to know (eg. an IOR for the server root,
> > or whatever).
> 
> Who is 'it' ? It sounds like a (degenerated) name service in any case.

"it" is a server socket set up by the display server (in another thread
if need be) which just writes an IOR out when anyone connects to it. the
advantage is simplicity -- no more corba name server.

I've seen too many people stumble over the corba name server to think
it's a good idea anymore.

-graydon