SOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes packets between a client and a server through a proxy server. SOCKS5, if supported, additionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server.
Opens a SOCKS connection to host
via the SOCKS server serv
.
static VALUE socks_init(VALUE sock, VALUE host, VALUE serv) { static int init = 0; if (init == 0) { SOCKSinit("ruby"); init = 1; } return rsock_init_inetsock(sock, host, serv, Qnil, Qnil, INET_SOCKS); }