Function: initialize &optional clear-system-definitions
This function initializes the system. When
clear-system-definitions is non-nil
,
system-defined message patterns, and scripts are also removed.
Function: connect
This function establishes a TCP connection with the post-offices.
A host name and a port number are specified in the *post-office-list*
variable.
Function: reset &optional clear-message-patterns
This function closes the stream connecting to the post-office and
deletes all the agent definitions in the same (Lisp) system. When
clear-message-patterns is non-nil
, the message patterns
defined (except system defined ones) are also removed.
Variable: *post-office-list*
This variable holds information regarding the post-offices in the following format.
*post-office-list* ::= ({(post-office-location medium)}+)
post-office-location ::= location-name
medium ::= :tcp-ip
host-name port-number-or-service-name
Variable: *location-name*
This variable holds the location name of the current Lisp system.
Variable: *client-host-list*
This variable holds a list of the name of machines from which a connection is allowed.