Name: krT82822 Date: 05/25/99


AFAIK, it is not possible to specify a timeout for
synchronous CORBA function calls done via the Java ORB.
If no reply is sent, the caller is blocked forever (or
at least for a very long time).

Other ORBs like OrbixWeb normally offer an API to define
timeouts for such operations. In OrbixWeb, this is part
of the BOA interface:
   IE.Iona.OrbixWeb._CORBA.Orbix.defaultTxTimeout(int);

In a world of unreliable networks and unreliable software
it does not make sense to wait for a reply forever,
therefore I think timeouts are essential!


P.S. If such an API exists already and I only failed to
find it, I would be more than happy if you could send me
a short notice about it!

Thanks.
(Review ID: 83357)
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