At 5:50 PM -0500 9/9/98, Chris Wertman wrote: >P.S. Gary, when I say paranoid Im not referring to you , just some general >feeling Im getting from some of these guys , and after typing this long winded >PUFF , Im too tired to cut and paste it into a new thread....:)
:) I agree there is such a thing as worrying too much. I'm basically thinking that using the Java RMI, the individual sites can decide which transport/security mechanism might have to go underneath, if any. Other than some user authentication and basic cleanliness, the Java layer probably doesn't have to worry much. As far as two code bases, the Apache folk seem to have done a pretty fair job of using a single codebase for NT and unices, and that's in C. In Java, if we have to use two codebases, why are we here? I would expect this to be a test of Redmond's (negative) commitment to playing well with others. Gary E. Bickford, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator, Connect Schlumberger http://www.connect.slb.com
