Thanks for the thanks, Chris
If I understand it correctly, I should be able to use Jini almost like a drop in for straight RMI, correct? I know there will be some setup differences, but Jini is just a more full featured version of the registry right?
Basically yes. It's just that you distribute your "entry point object" to a Jini lookup service(s) instead of a single RMI registry(ies).
Of course, you'll only be using a tiny part of Jini's feature set which doesn't provide that much beyond the RMI registry... Jini lookup services let you decouple the
service from the
implementation -- something you'd otherwise need to code yourself on top of the plain RMI stuff.
My best RMI book has been out of print for about 2 years.
Hmm. I think I know that book