Ignoring, for the moment, the ethical and/or moral questions about running a
server process on a client's machine ("Hmm--how come every time I visit that
web page, my CPU usage suddenly redlines?"), I would think the biggest
problem you'll have is that while the servlet is processing, the client
hasn't received the applet yet. Once the client's received the applet, the
servlet is finished (unless it spun off a thread), and the client is free to
move over to a new page, thus invalidating the applet and shutting your
"server" down.
<Opinion>
Why on *earth* would to do this? I'm baffled
</Opinion>
Ted Neward
Patterns/C++/Java/CORBA/EJB/COM-DCOM spoken here
http://www.javageeks.com/~tneward
"I don't even speak for myself; my wife won't let me." --Me
-----Original Message-----
From: Xizhen Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 4:43 PM
Subject: Can applet be server?
>Hi! I want to write applet that has socket connection with the web
>server from which the applet is from. For some special reason, I am
>wondering if the applet can be the server and the web server be the
>client? In this way, the applet can be waiting for connection and the
>web server can connect to the applet when he wants.
>
>I tried, but the connection is refused. Can anyone give me some hints?
>
>thanks!
>
>xz
>
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