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it is proper for an application to communicate via sockets even if its on
the same pc.
Thats why all tcp systems have localhost.

>songhuang wrote:
>
>> Q: Without using socket, tcp/ip, how can two independent applications
>> communicate with one another.
>
>Without knowing pre-conditions, you could use shared memory, shared
>files, shared databases or perhaps even IO piping/redirection.  Shared
>memory probably will require JNI -- the others can be done in 100% Java.
>Shared databases may be the best option, especially if you use persistent
>object storage.  All of the above will require a lot of coding and a damn
>good protocol.
>
>If you can specify both running in the same JVM, InfoBus would work.
>
>> (of course, within the same OS, which is why I think it is not "proper"
>> to use socket, tcp/ip) ?
>
>Why not?
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