# in /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/xmlrpc/server.rb

  #
  # method dispatch
  #
  def dispatch(methodname, *args)
    for name, obj in @handler
      if obj.kind_of? Proc
        next unless methodname == name
      else
        next unless methodname =~ /^#{name}(.+)$/
        ### LAK:NOTE using these variables is a thread-safety issue
        next unless obj.respond_to? $1
        obj = obj.method($1)
      end

      if check_arity(obj, args.size)
        if @service_hook.nil?
          return obj.call(*args) 
        else
          return @service_hook.call(obj, *args)
        end
      end
    end