This could be a stupid answer but....a webstart application doesn't have to be a Java applet (which you seem to imply by your mail, apologies if I'm wrong), it can be a full application, which means you can use the normal XML-RPC library, this is what I do in a webstart app of my own.
Unless you're bound for some reason to making your webstart application an applet, then don't. :)
Phil
I am about to write a webstart application (applet) using rpc. Do I *have* to use the applet version, or can I use the full client? I just noticed no executeAsync method in the applet code.
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