[NTLUG:Discuss] .DCOPserver_localhost.localdomain -> /(my home directory)/.DCOPserver_localhost.localdomain_:0

[MadHat]

On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 12:33, Fred James wrote:
> "shouldn't be pointing to itself"
> - should I delete it?
> - what will suffer if I delete it?
> - is it "harmless" or "benign"?
> 
> "used with KDE"
> I use Gnome, so I guess we can assume it runs there too?

Gnome uses GOAD (GNOME Object Activation Directory) which is based on
CORBA

http://developer.gnome.org/doc/whitepapers/ORBit/framework.html
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/libgnorba/gnorba-goad.html

> 
> Anyway, the link in my home directory was highlighted in red, which I 
> believe means NG - is that right?
> And since the link was from 15 Aug - and this being a laptop which has 
> been rebooted twice a day on every business day since then - I decided 
> to live dangerously and delete it.
> 
> Thank you, and thank you in advance for any additional information you 
> may be able to share.
> 
> 
> 
> MadHat wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 11:52, Fred James wrote:
> >
> >>In my home directory, I found this link
> >>.DCOPserver_localhost.localdomain -> /(my home 
> >>directory)/.DCOPserver_localhost.localdomain_:0
> >>What is a DCOPserver? And doesn't it seem odd for it to be pointing to 
> >>itself, or is it?
> >>
> >
> >it is for use with KDE and the backend interprocess communication
> >(IIRC).  It shouldn't be pointed to itself, but the names will be very
> >similar.  Usually, it replaces the :0 with _0, where the _0 is the real
> >file and the :0 is the symlink.
> >
> >>Does this have anything to do with "ssh"?
> >>
> >
> >no
> >
> 
> -- 
> small is beautiful
> 
> 
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