1. Is DCOM another name for remote automation?
2. Is it correct that DCOM basically means: I'm going to instantiate a class, but instead of finding the class on this machine, go look for it on another machine, and also execute it on the other machine rather than this one.
3. If 2 is correct, then I assume it is important to tell WinNT where to find the class and where to execute it. Is this process called registration? If so, where can I find docs on this process, or could you suggest a book? (This would be for VFP 6.0.)
4. If 2 is correct, what is involved in moving a program that is to be run on one remote server to a different remote server? Let's say yesterday you wanted to execute a certain function on server A but today you want to execute it on server B. Do you need to re-register the main application or the remote class on all the workstations that use the application or is there some easier way to change these registrations?
5. Is it true that to use DCOM, the server needs to be WinNT (as opposed to Novell)?

Is this the correct category for questions on COM/DCOM?

Thanks, Chaim