From: Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:58:31 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: New process variables.
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New process variables.
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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 796dd7f938e..5234010c328 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1491,6 +1491,9 @@ create a stream or datagram server inside emacs.
 - A server can open on a random port using :service t arg.
 - Local sockets are supported using :family 'local arg.
 - Non-blocking connect is supported using :nowait t arg.
+- The process' private variables may be initialized using :vars PLIST arg;
+  a server process' private variables are automatically inherited by
+  new client processes created to handle incoming connections.
 
 To test for the availability of a given feature, use featurep like this:
   (featurep 'make-network-process '(:type datagram))
@@ -1551,6 +1554,11 @@ supported, but new code should use the new functions.
 *** Function signal-process now accepts a process object or process
 name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process.
 
+*** Processes now have an associated `private variables' property list
+where programs can maintain process state and other per-process
+related information.  The new functions process-variable and
+set-process-variable are used to access and modify this list.
+
 ** New function copy-tree.
 
 ** New function substring-no-properties.