[omniORB] LOCATION_FORWARD Replies & Client Connection Releases

[Wilson Jimmy - jiwils]

I've been using omniORB since the 1.x versions, and I swear I remember that
it used to behave a bit differently on the client side when given a
LOCATION_FORWARD reply.

Before the 2.x versions, I thought that after a LOCATION_FORWARD was
received and the connection to the new reference was made that omniORB would
close the original socket connection.  Did this ever happen or was I
dreaming?  It definitely does not seem to happen now.

Curiously, would it be ok *if* an ORB behaved this way?  I can see that with
a long running client application, this might be useful.  Granted setting
the idle timeout will do the job, but doesn't the LOCATION_FORWARD almost
imply that the original connection is not needed (if the forward reference
is not located on the same host/port)?

Jimmy
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James "Jimmy" Wilson
Software Developer, Acxiom Corporation


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