Synopsis:
$connect(<host> <port>)
Technical:
This function opens a raw TCP connection to the specified remote host on
the specified remote port. It returns a unique file descriptor for the
connection that can be used by DCC RAW to communicate with the host.
Practical:
This function attempts to open up a TCP socket to the given host on the
given port. DCC RAW is used to read and write data from and to it.
This function effectively permits EPIC to act as a client for any
TCP service. In the past, people have used it for direct finger, whois,
and simple ftp access.
Returns:
file descriptor for connection, or nothing if error
Examples:
$connect(127.0.0.1 25) connect to your local mail server
$connect(ftp.neato.org 21) connect to an EPIC ftp site
$connect(0.0.0.0 0) error (no such host/port)
See Also:
dcc (1) close , raw ; listen (6); on (5) dcc_raw
