The current J2EE (1.3, released 24 Sept 2001) states that it requires 1.3.1_01 of the J2SE in order to function correctly.
The reason for 1.3 would be functionality; the _01 would be
probably some little bug fix that J2EE needs.
I got this information from Sun's site, at
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.3/index.html ------------------
Ian Darwin,
Author of
Java Cookbook: Solutions and Examples for Java Developers
(edited by Cindy to get rid of period after URL)
[This message has been edited by Cindy Glass (edited October 05, 2001).]