Re: emacsclient on W32

[Jason Rumney]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> > The hacked versions of gnuserv floating around that do work on W32
> > use either TCP, or some W32 specific communication mechanism.
>
> Why both ?

Several different hacks exist. Each hack has its own replacement
for unix domain sockets.

>  Is there some advantage to one over the other ?

The TCP version is cross-platform. The mailslot version is
more secure as it can't be used remotely. Some also consider
this a disadvantage.

> How do they deal with security issues ?

They don't.