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From: vinoski@apollo.HP.COM (Stephen Vinoski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: RPC numbers
Keywords: RPC SUN Problems
Message-ID: <48122695.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 90 15:33:00 GMT
References: <148@ingreur.UUCP>
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Reply-To: vinoski@zep.UUCP (Stephen Vinoski)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Apollo Division, Chelmsford, MA
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In article <148@ingreur.UUCP> pve@ingreur.UUCP (new user) writes:
>I am trying to get a RPC number registered. I have tryed to
>email, send letters and contacted local SUN offices, but they either
>they did not respond or they refer to the RPC Administrator as mentioned
>in the SUN manuals.(but she/he is not responding !!!!!!) 
>
>I would really appreciate any suggestions or tips on how to get it
>done. (Maybe someone from SUN is reading this ?? )

Too bad you're not using Apollo's NCS.  With it, there is no need to do this
ridiculous activity since NCS includes a program that generates Unique Universal
Identifiers (UUIDs) which are used to identify RPCs and remote objects.

From "Network Computing Architecture", Lisa Zahn, et. al., Prentice-Hall, 1990,
ISBN 0-13-611674-4, page 11:

 "In addition, UUIDs can be generated anywhere without the need for prior
contact with some other agent, for example, contact with a special server on the
network, or a human representative of a company that hands out identifiers."

Pretty much hits the nail on the head, huh?

NCS is available for Suns, among other machines.


-steve

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