Java 1.5/1.4 serialization compatible?

[robert_dodier]

Hello everyone,

Can a program compiled with jdk 1.5 exchange serialized objects
with a program compiled with jdk 1.4.something ?

Follow up question -- can a program compiled with jdk 1.5
communicate via RMI with a program compiled with jdk 1.4.something ?

I'm a little confused about 1.5/1.4.x compatibility --
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/compatibility.html isn't entirely
helpful; following the "see bug 4786115" link yields "No such bug". 8^)
Thanks for any light you can shed on this question.

Robert Dodier