use IO::Socket;
                                                                                
#$socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => "x.x.x.x",
#                                PeerPort => "N",
#                                Proto    => "tcp",
#                                Type     => SOCK_STREAM)
#    or die "Couldn't connect to x.x.x.x :N : $@\n";
                                                                                
$socket = IO::Socket::UNIX->new(PeerAddr  => "/tmp/mysock",
                                Type      => SOCK_STREAM,
                                Timeout   => 10 )
    or die $@;