From: Nathaniel Talbott <nathaniel@...>
Date: 2004-02-26T11:35:49+09:00
Subject: [ANN] DRbFire 0.1.0

It is with great pleasure that I introduce DRbFire 0.1.0 to the world. 
Thanks go to Masatoshi SEKI for DRb, the most intuitive, best-factored 
distributed object library I've ever had the pleasure of using.

What is it?
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The DRb Firewall Protocol, or DRbFire, is a DRb protocol that allows 
easy bidirectional communication in the presence of a firewall.

What does that mean, really?
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It means that you can write cool little DRb clients, distribute them 
far and wide, and then communicate with them bidirectionally regardless 
of whether they sit behind a firewall or not. Bidirectional means that 
the server can make calls to the client just the same as the client 
makes calls to the server.

How does it work?
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Basically it causes the client to initiate all connections, even server 
to client connections. Read the source for more details.

How do I use it?
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First, you'll need to know how to use DRb. Once you do, check out the 
DRbFire documentation - all of the ease of use is laid out there. 
Samples are also included to help you get going.

Where can I check it out?
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Documentation: http://drbfire.rubyforge.org/
Download: http://rubyforge.org/projects/drbfire/

If you have any more questions, just drop me an email and I'll do my 
best to answer them.

Enjoy,


Nathaniel
Terralien, Inc.

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