by process identifiers (pids) and, optionally, by registered names unique within the node. Each Erlang process has an implicit mailbox that is used to receive messages; the mailbox is identified with the pid of the process.</p>
<p>JInterface provides a similar mechanism with the class <a href="erlang/java/com/ericsson/otp/erlang/OtpMbox.html">OtpMbox</a>, a mailbox that can be used to send and receive messages asynchronously. Each OtpMbox is identified with a unique pid and , optionally, a registered name u