diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 85223a0..97eae57 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1319,6 +1319,14 @@
     MODE_JS
 } ch_mode_T;
 
+typedef enum {
+    JIO_PIPE,	    /* default */
+    JIO_NULL,
+    JIO_FILE,
+    JIO_BUFFER,
+    JIO_OUT
+} job_io_T;
+
 /* Ordering matters, it is used in for loops: IN is last, only SOCK/OUT/ERR
  * are polled. */
 #define PART_SOCK   0
@@ -1351,6 +1359,7 @@
 #endif
 
     ch_mode_T	ch_mode;
+    job_io_T	ch_io;
     int		ch_timeout;	/* request timeout in msec */
 
     readq_T	ch_head;	/* header for circular raw read queue */
@@ -1384,6 +1393,9 @@
 
     chanpart_T	ch_part[4];	/* info for socket, out, err and in */
 
+    char	*ch_hostname;	/* only for socket, allocated */
+    int		ch_port;	/* only for socket */
+
     int		ch_error;	/* When TRUE an error was reported.  Avoids
 				 * giving pages full of error messages when
 				 * the other side has exited, only mention the
@@ -1443,14 +1455,6 @@
     (JO_CALLBACK + JO_OUT_CALLBACK + JO_ERR_CALLBACK + JO_CLOSE_CALLBACK)
 #define JO_TIMEOUT_ALL	(JO_TIMEOUT + JO_OUT_TIMEOUT + JO_ERR_TIMEOUT)
 
-typedef enum {
-    JIO_PIPE,	    /* default */
-    JIO_NULL,
-    JIO_FILE,
-    JIO_BUFFER,
-    JIO_OUT
-} job_io_T;
-
 /*
  * Options for job and channel commands.
  */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7e1b515..fee3370 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1626,
+/**/
     1625,
 /**/
     1624,