Index: ddclient-3.6.7/ddclient
===================================================================
--- ddclient-3.6.7.orig/ddclient	2006-04-15 12:27:28.000000000 +0200
+++ ddclient-3.6.7/ddclient	2006-04-15 12:29:11.000000000 +0200
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@
 	debug("skipped network connection");
 	verbose("SENDING:", $request);
 	
-    } elsif (! defined($sd = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $peer, PeerPort => $port, Proto => 'tcp', MultiHomed => 1))) {
+    } elsif (! defined($sd = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $peer, PeerPort => $port, Proto => 'tcp', MultiHomed => 1, Timeout => opt('timeout')))) {
 	warning("cannot connect to $peer:$port socket: $@");
 	
     } else {