hello, again.

suppose i do the following...

1) i create a new thread, entering a new STA (via CoInitialize(STA))
2) this new thread creates an STA-marked object
3) this new thread marshalls the new object's interface to ANOTHER
thread (this OTHER thread then AddRefs the object)
4) i place the new thread (created in #2) in a GetMessage() loop -
thereby fulfilling the STA requirement for dispatching messages on the
pump

now the question: do i personally have to manage the lifetime of that
new thread or will COM manage it for me when the refcount of the object
that was created in its apartment goes to zero??? it would totally suck
if i have to manage it personally because i really dont need that thread
anymore from my perspective - it was just used to get the new object in
its OWN STA, rather than the clients.

thanks for the help,

 
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