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Topic
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RPC capability
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Network types
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rpcgen
can produce for specific transport types (or even specific transports)
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Timeout changes
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Client default timeout periods can be changed
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Authentication
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Clients may authenticate themselves to
servers; interested servers can examine client authentication
information
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define statements
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C-preprocessing symbols can be defined on
rpcgen
command lines
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Broadcast calls
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Servers need not send
NULL
replies to broadcast calls
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Port monitor support
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Port monitors can ``listen'' for RPC servers
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Dispatch tables
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Programs can access server dispatch tables
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Debugging
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Clients and servers created with
rpcgen
can be linked and run on a single system for debugging purposes
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