*/

    protected abstract void doConnect () throws Exception;


    /*
     * Tear down a connection. If the hard parameter is true, the diconnection
     * procedure should not initiate or wait for any outstanding requests on
     * this transport.
     */

    protected abstract boolean doDisconnect ( boolean hard, boolean inUse ) throws IOException;


    /**
     * Connect the transport

        }
    }

    /* 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