Describe new socket connection options.

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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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 $

 .\"
 .\" Manual page for fw
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 .\" Manual page for fw
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 .\" ---- Revision history ---------------------------------------------------
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+.\" 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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 .\" 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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@@ -927,11 +930,23 @@ options provided are:
 .OS "Socket options"
 .B socket.conn
 .RB [ = ]
 .OS "Socket options"
 .B socket.conn
 .RB [ = ]

-.I number
+.IR number | \c
+.BR unlimited | one-shot

 .OD
 .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
 .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
 .OE
 .OS "Socket options"
 .B socket.logging


@@ -1361,7 +1376,8 @@ exec
 .SS "Socket options"
 .B socket.conn
 .RB [ = ]
 .SS "Socket options"
 .B socket.conn
 .RB [ = ]

-.I number
+.IR number | \c
+.BR unlimited | one-shot

 .br
 .B socket.logging
 .RB [ = ]
 .br
 .B socket.logging
 .RB [ = ]


@@ -1380,7 +1396,9 @@ exec
 .
 The syntax for IP addresses and filenames is nasty.
 .PP
 .
 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

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