JNDI : Java Glossary

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JNDI
Java Naming and Directory Interface. A multi-platform way to get at directories and files. It is used by EJB to find objects. It also lets you get at the DNS records, e.g. the MX record that lets you find out the mailserver corresponding to a given domain. See the javax.naming.directory package. JNDI is a very general purpose directory scheme. It handles: LDAP, DNS, NIS, NDS, RMI and CORBA, which ability to plug in more.

In Java 1.4+, here is how you get at DNS MX or A records using JNDI.

Learning More

Sun’s JDK Technote Guide on JNDI : available:
Sun’s Product Info on JNDI tuturial
CORBA
DNS
JNDI tutorial
LDAP
RMI
where to find jars
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