Sun's RMI Documentation LIES about multiplexing.
In this document
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/rmi/faq.html#firewallIn they recommend restricting a machine's listen priviledges thereby forcing it into multiplexed mode.
In this bug,
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4257730.html we hear about how Sun thought to obscure security problems with RMI by restricting client-initiated multiplexing.
( updated...Collapse )All the RMI proxies are either huge (j2ee app servers), or require code changes... the socket tunnel factory keeps looking easier and easier.
The people at
#java on EFnet were useless, obtuse, and banned me after I put their attitude on a feedback loop :p, it reminded me of
fuckyoucrew ... now I remember why I gave up on IRC.