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Abstract: CourierBinding is a variation of the binding protocol used by XNS Authentication and the Clearinghouse. Alan Freier and Keith Marzullo made an initial attempt to come us with a protocol of general utility for locating a *nearby* resource. This is variant number 1, and it's sole claim for immortaility is that it has been used in some mesa applications, most notibly, CartoonTool (and possibly a version of Fetch/Jasmine). I always thought it was a kinda neat idea, and given that we're building XNS internals, I tried this as an experiment to measure the flexibility of Alan Demers code. Needless to say, it works... You can try it out by playing with "Cartoon"

Created by: Bill Jackson

Maintained by: Bill Jackson <BJackson.pa>

Keywords: Courier, Ring Broadcast, Binding, Networking, XNS, Clearinghouse