DCOM needed?

[Brent]

I've been doing some reading (especially on Steve Gibson's site) regarding
the DCOM service in Windows, but I'm having a hard time finding out exactly
what this thing actually does. Can anyone give me the official word on
this? What exactly does this service do, and is it in fact needed?

[Corren]

No, but get the whole story:
http://grc.com/dcom/

Corren

"Brent" > wrote in message =
...
I've been doing some reading (especially on Steve Gibson's site) =
regarding
the DCOM service in Windows, but I'm having a hard time finding out =
exactly
what this thing actually does. Can anyone give me the official word on
this? What exactly does this service do, and is it in fact needed?