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diff --git a/conn.h b/conn.h
index 58a96a8..d520a6f 100644
--- a/conn.h
+++ b/conn.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*-c-*-
  *
- * $Id: conn.h,v 1.5 1999/12/10 23:42:04 mdw Exp $
+ * $Id: conn.h,v 1.6 2001/06/22 19:35:20 mdw Exp $
  *
  * Nonblocking connect handling
  *
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
  *
  * $Log: conn.h,v $
+ * Revision 1.6  2001/06/22 19:35:20  mdw
+ * Interface change to @conn_init@ -- return error rather than calling the
+ * function.  This reduces the number of different environments the
+ * callback has to cope with, and the old behaviour is easily simulatable
+ * with the new, while simulating the new behaviour was awkward and
+ * painful.
+ *
  * Revision 1.5  1999/12/10 23:42:04  mdw
  * Change header file guard names.
  *
@@ -86,7 +93,7 @@ typedef struct conn {
  *		@void (*func)(int fd, void *p) = handler function
  *		@void *p@ = argument for the handler function
  *
- * Returns:	---
+ * Returns:	Zero on success, nonzero on failure.
  *
  * Use:		Sets up a nonblocking connect job.  The socket should already
  *		be bound if you care about that sort of thing.  When the
@@ -97,10 +104,10 @@ typedef struct conn {
  *		In either case, the select job is then removed.
  */
 
-extern void conn_init(conn */*c*/, sel_state */*s*/, int /*fd*/,
-		      struct sockaddr */*dst*/, int /*dsz*/,
-		      void (*/*func*/)(int /*fd*/, void */*p*/),
-		      void */*p*/);
+extern int conn_init(conn */*c*/, sel_state */*s*/, int /*fd*/,
+		     struct sockaddr */*dst*/, int /*dsz*/,
+		     void (*/*func*/)(int /*fd*/, void */*p*/),
+		     void */*p*/);
 
 /* --- @conn_kill@ --- *
  *