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author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1995-04-10 11:34:00 (GMT) |
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committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1995-04-10 11:34:00 (GMT) |
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-rw-r--r-- | Doc/mac/libctb.tex | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/mac/libmacdnr.tex | 39 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/mac/libmacspeech.tex | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/mac/libmactcp.tex | 3 |
4 files changed, 25 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/mac/libctb.tex b/Doc/mac/libctb.tex index 1cda336..a5aab71 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/libctb.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/libctb.tex @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This module provides a partial interface to the Macintosh Communications Toolbox. Currently, only Connection Manager tools are -supported. +supported. It may not be available in all Mac Python versions. \begin{datadesc}{error} The exception raised on errors. diff --git a/Doc/mac/libmacdnr.tex b/Doc/mac/libmacdnr.tex index cd3625c..ab45788 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/libmacdnr.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/libmacdnr.tex @@ -3,57 +3,58 @@ \bimodindex{macdnr} This module provides an interface to the Macintosh Domain Name -Resolver. It is usually used in conjunction with the \var{mactcp} module, to -map hostnames to IP-addresses. +Resolver. It is usually used in conjunction with the \var{mactcp} +module, to map hostnames to IP-addresses. It may not be available in +all Mac Python versions. The \code{macdnr} module defines the following functions: \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module macdnr)} \begin{funcdesc}{Open}{\optional{filename}} -Open the domain name resolver extension. If \var{filename} is given it +Open the domain name resolver extension. If \var{filename} is given it should be the pathname of the extension, otherwise a default is -used. Normally, this call is not needed since the other calls will +used. Normally, this call is not needed since the other calls will open the extension automatically. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{Close}{} -Close the resolver extension. Again, not needed for normal use. +Close the resolver extension. Again, not needed for normal use. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{StrToAddr}{hostname} -Look up the IP address for \var{hostname}. This call returns a dnr +Look up the IP address for \var{hostname}. This call returns a dnr result object of the ``address'' variation. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{AddrToName}{addr} Do a reverse lookup on the 32-bit integer IP-address -\var{addr}. Returns a dnr result object of the ``address'' variation. +\var{addr}. Returns a dnr result object of the ``address'' variation. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{AddrToStr}{addr} Convert the 32-bit integer IP-address \var{addr} to a dotted-decimal -string. Returns the string. +string. Returns the string. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{HInfo}{hostname} Query the nameservers for a \code{HInfo} record for host -\var{hostname}. These records contain hardware and software +\var{hostname}. These records contain hardware and software information about the machine in question (if they are available in -the first place). Returns a dnr result object of the ``hinfo'' +the first place). Returns a dnr result object of the ``hinfo'' variety. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{MXInfo}{domain} -Query the nameservers for a mail exchanger for \var{domain}. This is +Query the nameservers for a mail exchanger for \var{domain}. This is the hostname of a host willing to accept SMTP mail for the given -domain. Returns a dnr result object of the ``mx'' variety. +domain. Returns a dnr result object of the ``mx'' variety. \end{funcdesc} \subsection{dnr result object} Since the DNR calls all execute asynchronously you do not get the -results back immedeately. In stead, you get a dnr result object. You +results back immediately. Instead, you get a dnr result object. You can check this object to see whether the query is complete, and access its attributes to obtain the information when it is. @@ -89,23 +90,23 @@ The canonical name of the host that was queried. \dataline{ip1} \dataline{ip2} \dataline{ip3} -At most four integer IP addresses for this host. Unused entries are -zero. Valid only for address queries. +At most four integer IP addresses for this host. Unused entries are +zero. Valid only for address queries. \end{datadesc} \begin{datadesc}{cpuType} \dataline{osType} -Textual strings giving the machine type an OS name. Valid for hinfo +Textual strings giving the machine type an OS name. Valid for hinfo queries. \end{datadesc} \begin{datadesc}{exchange} -The name of a mail-exchanger host. Valid for mx queries. +The name of a mail-exchanger host. Valid for mx queries. \end{datadesc} \begin{datadesc}{preference} -The preference of this mx record. Not too useful, since the Macintosh -will only return a single mx record. Mx queries only. +The preference of this mx record. Not too useful, since the Macintosh +will only return a single mx record. Mx queries only. \end{datadesc} The simplest way to use the module to convert names to dotted-decimal diff --git a/Doc/mac/libmacspeech.tex b/Doc/mac/libmacspeech.tex index 7480482..fc35520 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/libmacspeech.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/libmacspeech.tex @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ This module provides an interface to the Macintosh Speech Manager, allowing you to let the Macintosh utter phrases. You need a version of the speech manager extension (version 1 and 2 have been tested) in your \code{Extensions} folder for this to work. The module does not -provide full access to all features of the Speech Manager yet. +provide full access to all features of the Speech Manager yet. It may +not be available in all Mac Python versions. \begin{funcdesc}{Available}{} Test availability of the Speech Manager extension (and, on the diff --git a/Doc/mac/libmactcp.tex b/Doc/mac/libmactcp.tex index 561284b..6c5a78b 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/libmactcp.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/libmactcp.tex @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ MacTCP\@. There is an accompanying module \code{macdnr} which provides an interface to the name-server (allowing you to translate hostnames to ip-addresses), a module \code{MACTCP} which has symbolic names for constants constants used by MacTCP and a wrapper module \code{socket} -which mimics the \UNIX{} socket interface (as far as possible). +which mimics the \UNIX{} socket interface (as far as possible). It may +not be available in all Mac Python versions. A complete description of the MacTCP interface can be found in the Apple MacTCP API documentation. |