From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 08 1999 - 01:39:24 EST
>
> On Feb 8, 1999, Godmar Back <gback@cs.utah.edu> wrote:
>
> >> Methinks a DNS impl in Java would have trouble when running within an
> >> applet. We'd probably need a native implementation of DNS. Maybe we
> >> just shouldn't care about that, and get Kaffe working with native
> >> threading systems.
>
> > Why would it have trouble in an applet? I don't see any reason.
>
> A DNS implementation in Java would have to open a socket to contact a
> name server, but applets can only connect their home hosts.
In a java system that provides security, this restriction is enforced
by the security manager.
What I'm talking about is having our own InetAddressImpl use a socket
to contact a name server. We don't have to ask the security manager
for permission in this case.
>
> > Native threading systems are not an alternative, if you think about it.
>
> But they're a must if you want Java applications to benefit from SMP
> hosts.
>
That's why I'm working on it.
- Godmar
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