         NAME
              connect_socket - connects to  server socket

         SYNOPSIS
              #include "types.h"
              #include "channel.h"

              Socket *connect_socket(const char *hostname,int port,int wait);

         DESCRIPTION
              The arguments of connect_socket are:

              hostname
                   Set name of host to connect.

              port Set port number of TCP/IP connection.

              wait Set maximum time to wait for connection (sec). .

         RETURN VALUE
              Pointer to socket is returned on success and NULL in case of
              failure.

         AUTHOR
              Werner von Bloh (bloh@pik-potsdam.de)

         SEE ALSO
              close_socket(3), open_socket(3)