require 'drb/drb' # The URI for the server to connect to URI="druby://localhost:8787" class TimeServer def get_current_time return Time.now end end # The object that handles requests on the server FRONT_OBJECT = TimeServer.new $SAFE = 1 # disable eval() and friends DRb.start_service(URI, FRONT_OBJECT) # Wait for the drb server thread to finish before exiting. DRb.thread.join