boolean closed = msg != null && msg.equals("Socket closed");

                if ( closed ) {
                    log.trace("Remote closed connection");
                }
                else if ( timeout ) {
                    log.debug("socket timeout in non peek state", ex);
                }
                else {

        }
    }

    /* Build a connection. Only one thread will ever call this method at
     * any one time. If this method throws an exception or the connect timeout
     * expires an encapsulating TransportException will be thrown from connect
     * and the transport will be in error.
     */

    protected abstract void doConnect() throws Exception;

    /* Tear down a connection. If the hard parameter is true, the diconnection