use strict;
use IO::Socket;

#initial variables to work with my server
my $host, $port, $request, $proto = 'tcp';
my $connectresponses = 2;    #my ftp server responds with 2 lines when
+ you connect.

print "What hostname do you want to connect to? ";
chomp( $host = <STDIN> );
print "What port do you want to use? ";
chomp( $port = <STDIN> );

my $sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(
    PeerAddr => $host,
    PeerPort => $port,
    Proto    => $proto
) || die "Failure: $!";

print "Connection to $host on port $port successful!\n";

unless ( $port == 80 ) {
    for ( $i = 0; $i < $connectresponses; $i++ ) {
        $_ = <$sock>;
        print;
    }
}

print "Type commands (solely press enter to exit)\n";

&Terminal;

close($sock);

print "\nConnection to $host on port $port was closed successfully!\n"
+;
exit;

#sub to emulate a terminal
sub Terminal {
    while (1) {
        $request = "";
        chomp( $request = <STDIN> );
        print $sock "$request\n";
        if ( $port == 80 ) {
            while (<$sock>) {
                print;
            }
            last;
        } else {
            unless ($request) {
                last;
            }
            $_ = <$sock>;
            print;
        }
    }
}
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ERRORS:

parenthesis missing arounf "my" list at test.pl line 7
print (..) interpreted as function at test.pl line 37
Global symbol "$port" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 7
Global symbol "$request" requires explicit package name at test.pl lin
+e 7
Global symbol "$proto" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+7
Global symbol "$port" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 1
+3
Global symbol "$port" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 1
+5
Global symbol "$proto" requires explicit package name at test.pl line 
+7
test.pl has too many errors.
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