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-.\" $Id: fw.1,v 1.6 1999/10/10 16:46:29 mdw Exp $
+.\" $Id: fw.1,v 1.7 1999/10/22 22:45:15 mdw Exp $
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.\" Manual page for fw
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.\" $Log: fw.1,v $
+.\" Revision 1.7 1999/10/22 22:45:15 mdw
+.\" Describe new socket connection options.
+.\"
.\" Revision 1.6 1999/10/10 16:46:29 mdw
.\" Include grammar and options references at the end of the manual.
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.OS "Socket options"
.B socket.conn
.RB [ = ]
-.I number
+.IR number | \c
+.BR unlimited | one-shot
.OD
-Limits the number of simultaneous connections to this socket to the
+Controls the behaviour of the source when it receives connections. A
.I number
-given. The default is 256.
+limits the number of simultaneous connections. The value
+.B unlimited
+(or
+.BR infinite )
+removes any limit on the number of connections possible. The value
+.B one-shot
+will remove the socket source after a single successful connection.
+(Connections refused by access control systems don't count here.)
+The default is to apply a limit of 256 concurrent connections. Use of
+the
+.B unlimited
+option is not recommended.
.OE
.OS "Socket options"
.B socket.logging
.SS "Socket options"
.B socket.conn
.RB [ = ]
-.I number
+.IR number | \c
+.BR unlimited | one-shot
.br
.B socket.logging
.RB [ = ]
.
The syntax for IP addresses and filenames is nasty.
.PP
-IPv6 is not supported yet. It's probably not a major piece of work to
+IPv6 is not supported yet. Because of
+.BR fw 's
+socket address architecture, it's probably not a major piece of work to
add.
.PP
Please inform me of any security problems you think you've identified in