IO::Socket::INET timeout?

 Hey all,

What's the right way to specify a timeout for an IO::Socket::INET?

What I have:
$!socket := IO::Socket::INET.new(:host($!server), :port($!port));

What I'd like to do which isn't possible:
$!socket := IO::Socket::INET.new(:host($!server), :port($!port),
:timeout($!timeout);

Can your suggestion apply to reads/writes as well?
To further this, I've reading on Promises and Supply's and have found
suggestions that only Supply's can capture errors and whatnot, etc.

I'm not sure what to make if anything I've read.  Does anyone have a clear
example of connecting a socket, and reading/writing to that socket with
timeouts?

Thanks,
Paul Procacci


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