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* cygserver.sgml: Note the fact that slave tty/pty handle dispersal is

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unsed as of Cygwin 1.7.6.
	* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): New section.  Add tty/pty and
	setrlimit changes.
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Corinna Vinschen
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The implemented services so far are:
</para>
<itemizedlist mark="bullet">
<listitem><para>Control slave tty/pty handle dispersal from tty owner to other
processes without compromising the owner processes' security.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>XSI IPC Message Queues.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>XSI IPC Semaphores.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>XSI IPC Shared Memory.</para></listitem>
@ -25,6 +23,11 @@
passwords in <command>set(e)uid</command> does not require running
Cygserver. For details, see <xref linkend="ntsec-setuid-overview"></xref>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>This functionality is no longer used since Cygwin 1.7.6,
but the interface is still available: Control slave tty/pty handle dispersal
from tty owner to other processes without compromising the owner processes'
security. Starting with Cygwin 1.7.6 another safe mechanism to share tty/pty
handles is used.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>