[6007] in java-interest
implementing a server in Java...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dc)
Thu Mar 14 15:58:41 1996
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 00:17:08 -0800
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From: dc <dc@SYMBOLICSOFT.COM>
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I want to do a simple applet to allow two (or more) people to talk to each
other by typing into a web page.
The applet (client side) seems reasonable enough, and I have some Java
server code from the 'java in a nutshell' book.
But I don't quite understand the gunk of the environment.
I don't have my own connected 'net server, so if I run the java server app
from my ISP, will it automatically be able to pickup the domain name? I only
have a 'web/ftp' service; is this provided protocol sufficient to run a
server from?
FYI this would be running from Best in the Bay, and I can't get any info
from them.
If that were the case, it would seem reasonably simple to just open a socket
using like:
s = new Socket(mydomain.com, portnumber);
Are there any issues with the port number, (reserved numbers) or can I just
think of that as an ID field?
And what will seem like an idiots question to the unix gurus out there. I
can only see JDK for Sparc/Solaris. I think Best's servers are SGI/Irix
based. Will the sun java interpreter/vm care which version of unix its
running on?
And a last q! Just worried that if everyone starts doing java server
applets, this is surely gonna bring ISPs to their knees in the short term?
My intention would be to leave this server running constantly in case anyone
connects....
tia for any help!
dc
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