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revision 1.766 by wohler, Wed Jan 8 23:21:14 2003 UTC revision 1.767 by kfstorm, Fri Jan 10 11:02:31 2003 UTC
# Line 1500  To test for the availability of a given Line 1500  To test for the availability of a given
1500  *** New function open-network-stream-nowait.  *** New function open-network-stream-nowait.
1501    
1502  This function initiates a non-blocking connect and returns immediately  This function initiates a non-blocking connect and returns immediately
1503  before the connection is established.  The filter and sentinel  without waiting for the connection to be established.  It takes the
1504  functions can be specified as arguments to open-network-stream-nowait.  filter and sentinel functions as arguments; when the non-blocking
1505  When the non-blocking connect completes, the sentinel is called with  connect completes, the sentinel is called with a status string
1506  the status matching "open" or "failed".  matching "open" or "failed".
1507    
1508  *** New function open-network-stream-server.  *** New function open-network-stream-server.
1509  MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.  
1510    This function creates a network server process for a TCP service.
1511    When a client connects to the specified service, a new subprocess
1512    is created to handle the new connection, and the sentinel function
1513    is called for the new process.
1514    
1515  *** New functions process-datagram-address and set-process-datagram-address.  *** New functions process-datagram-address and set-process-datagram-address.
1516  MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.  
1517    These functions are used with datagram-based network processes to get
1518    and set the current address of the remote partner.
1519    
1520  *** New function format-network-address.  *** New function format-network-address.
1521  MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.  
1522    This function reformats the lisp representation of a network address
1523    to a printable string.  For example, an IP address A.B.C.D and port
1524    number P is represented as a five element vector [A B C D P], and the
1525    printable string returned for this vector is "A.B.C.D:P".  See the doc
1526    string for other formatting options.
1527    
1528  *** By default, the function process-contact still returns (HOST SERVICE)  *** By default, the function process-contact still returns (HOST SERVICE)
1529  for a network process.  Using the new optional KEY arg, the complete list  for a network process.  Using the new optional KEY arg, the complete list

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