PortableRemoteObject.narrow clarification (again!)

[Brian McSweeney]

Hi everyone, I looked at the archives and I found much discussion on the use of PortableRemoteObject.narrow, and I think I understand it - but I just wanted to know if the issue has changed with the advent of LocalHome interfaces. Ie, do we still have to use PRO.narrow when looking up LocalHome interfaces? I read that the reason we do it is if we're using RMI-IIOP to connect to the JNDI namespace. Also I read that many app servers work with a direct cast, but to be sure of conformity we should use PRO.narrow. So can I also ask - do people use PRO.narrow every time they access an ejb? Is it a good idea to do this? thanks, Brian