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Add docs for new networking functions.

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Kim F. Storm 2003-01-10 11:02:31 +00:00
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@ -1500,19 +1500,30 @@ To test for the availability of a given feature, use featurep like this:
*** New function open-network-stream-nowait.
This function initiates a non-blocking connect and returns immediately
before the connection is established. The filter and sentinel
functions can be specified as arguments to open-network-stream-nowait.
When the non-blocking connect completes, the sentinel is called with
the status matching "open" or "failed".
without waiting for the connection to be established. It takes the
filter and sentinel functions as arguments; when the non-blocking
connect completes, the sentinel is called with a status string
matching "open" or "failed".
*** New function open-network-stream-server.
MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.
This function creates a network server process for a TCP service.
When a client connects to the specified service, a new subprocess
is created to handle the new connection, and the sentinel function
is called for the new process.
*** New functions process-datagram-address and set-process-datagram-address.
MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.
These functions are used with datagram-based network processes to get
and set the current address of the remote partner.
*** New function format-network-address.
MORE INFO NEEDED HERE.
This function reformats the lisp representation of a network address
to a printable string. For example, an IP address A.B.C.D and port
number P is represented as a five element vector [A B C D P], and the
printable string returned for this vector is "A.B.C.D:P". See the doc
string for other formatting options.
*** By default, the function process-contact still returns (HOST SERVICE)
for a network process. Using the new optional KEY arg, the complete list