closed the connection, or Emacs did @code{delete-process}.
@end defun
+@defun process-live-p process
+This function returns nin-@code{nil} if @var{process} is alive. A
+process is considered alive if its status is @code{run}, @code{open},
+@code{listen}, @code{connect} or @code{stop}.
+@end defun
+
@defun process-type process
This function returns the symbol @code{network} for a network
connection or server, @code{serial} for a serial port connection, or
buffer for the purpose. The buffer name is the server's buffer name
or process name, concatenated with the client identification string.
-The server's process buffer value is never used directly by Emacs, but
-it is passed to the log function, which can log connections by
-inserting text there.
+The server's process buffer value is never used directly, but the log
+function can retrieve it and use it to log connections by inserting
+text there.
@item
The communication type and the process filter and sentinel are