[comp.os.mach] Communications questions

dpc8v@ra.cs.Virginia.EDU (Douglas P. Coppage) (03/20/90)

   Two questions:

1.  The Kernel Interface Manual states that I can send a message to the
    task bootstrap port that will give me send rights to the net message
    server, environment server, etc.  HOW?  Could someone please mail
    me or post an example?

2.  The strange version of Mach on the BBN Butterfly has a procedure
    called "port_by_pid (pid, &task_port, &data_port)" which gives me
    the port through which I can talk to the named process.  Now I am on
    the NeXT and would like to talk to unrelated processes (i.e. ones that
    I did not fork to or from).  How do I get send rights to any process
    that exists?  Specifically, can I get send rights to a task's port
    without mediation by a third party?  I appreciate any help in this
    matter.

Thanks,

Doug Coppage  (dpc8v@virginia.edu)