I2JAV11 — Callback issue

Summary: IIOP only permits requests to flow in the direction that the underlying
connection was opened. The Java sandbox only allows outbound
connections. Consequently we are left with a situation where applets can
only ever make outbound requests, callback objects can never be
registered. For any sort of asynchronous notification pattern, this is a
problem. (There is an obvious workaround with blocking calls and a
waiting thread, but this sort of interaction should never be required of
application developers.)

Most products provide a means to handle callbacks in this situation,
presumably via non-standard mechanisms, I am yet to explore how.

It would seem that, from the point of view of those involved in this
RTF, a standardised means to handle reverse calls over IIOP would be
beneficial.

Is my reasoning flawed? Is there a revision going on elsewhere to
address this? Is there interest in standardising this?

closed issue