+/*
+ * open_socket - establish a stream socket connection to the nominated
+ * host and port.
+ */
+static int
+open_socket(dest)
+ char *dest;
+{
+ char *sep, *endp = NULL;
+ int sock, port = -1;
+ u_int32_t host;
+ struct hostent *hent;
+ struct sockaddr_in sad;
+
+ /* parse host:port and resolve host to an IP address */
+ sep = strchr(dest, ':');
+ if (sep != NULL)
+ port = strtol(sep+1, &endp, 10);
+ if (port < 0 || endp == sep+1 || sep == dest) {
+ error("Can't parse host:port for socket destination");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ *sep = 0;
+ host = inet_addr(dest);
+ if (host == (u_int32_t) -1) {
+ hent = gethostbyname(dest);
+ if (hent == NULL) {
+ error("%s: unknown host in socket option", dest);
+ *sep = ':';
+ return -1;
+ }
+ host = *(u_int32_t *)(hent->h_addr_list[0]);
+ }
+ *sep = ':';
+
+ /* get a socket and connect it to the other end */
+ sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+ if (sock < 0) {
+ error("Can't create socket: %m");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ memset(&sad, 0, sizeof(sad));
+ sad.sin_family = AF_INET;
+ sad.sin_port = htons(port);
+ sad.sin_addr.s_addr = host;
+ if (connect(sock, &sad, sizeof(sad)) < 0) {
+ error("Can't connect to %s: %m", dest);
+ close(sock);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return sock;
+}
+