[87] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: Rx
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Mar 11 16:25:15 1991
Reply-To: "Bob Oesterlin" <oester@rchland.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1991 14:59:33 -0600 (CST)
From: Bob Oesterlin <oester@rchland.vnet.ibm.com>
To: info-afs@transarc.com
In-Reply-To: <9103070005.AA03393@node-17e0f.boeing.com>
Excerpts from info-afs: 6-Mar-91 Rx Mike Davis@RCHGATE.rchla (202)
> I've read that AFS uses the RPC mechanism Rx for interprocess
> communication. Can anyone out there tell me the difference
> between Rx and REX (if any)?
Rex (or Rexx) is a command-style language (basically a port from IBM's
VM/370) and RX is Transarc's private RPC used for communication between
clients and servers.
The two are about as related as water and fried chicken.
Bob
