Yes. The Object Consortium or whatever and Javasoft have worked out a CORBA-RMI (IIOP-RMI?) interface, which in theory allows RMI to be carried over not only IIOP but DCOM.
Also, using an SSH (http://www.ssh.fi or http://www.datafellows.com) or SSL tunnel http://www.c2.net) you can have your pick a port and forward it from localhost to the server, encrypting and compressing it on the way. SSH can be used on any port and any address (there are various configuration vs. access options here), and its a good idea to use it instead of telnet anyway for linemode access (You're still using telnet?!?!?!? Tsk!!) It's free for unices. The SSL tunnel has the advantage of using an already-open port (443), so that might be better. But I don't know of a freeware SSL tunnel. GEB At 2:54 PM -0500 9/9/98, Pfister, Robert \(MCI\) wrote: > Here is where Java has an interesting approach to distributed >computing. A configuration tool built with Java could be arbitrarily split >in half and implemented using RMI. Something like the following: > > Server objects: > > Configuration files >- read >- write > > Server >- start >- stop >- restart > > >The client simply has a GUI and use RMI (Remote method invocation) to >read/write configuration files, and to start/stop the server. The server >would need only minor configuration options, like the port to listen on, and >how to authenticate client connections. > >It sounds like the only drawback is the RMI communications. RMI is another >port through a firewall, and it isn't encrypted. > >What do you think? > >Robb Gary E. Bickford, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator, Connect Schlumberger http://www.connect.slb.com
