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2001-Jun-27 23:10:01 (local)
2001-Jun-27 21:10:01 (UTC) |
User: | simons |
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Added comment about SunRPC. |
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ossp-pkg/srpc/EVAL 1.13 -> 1.14
--- EVAL 2001/06/27 21:07:36 1.13
+++ EVAL 2001/06/27 21:10:01 1.14
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@
o SunRPC
- rfc1050.txt
- rfc1057.txt
- rfc1790.txt
- rfc1831.txt
- rfc1833.txt
- rfc2203.txt
- rfc2695.txt
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+ The "original". While the RPC mechanism itself is fine, proven and
+ widely available, the API for the programmer is insufficient: SunRPC
+ does not support any asynchronous message passing in a sensible way.
+ Furthermore, the standard dictates the use of XDR.
o DCE RPC, ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/DCE/
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