_ example

function connect ($server, $port = 110)  {
        // Opens a socket to the specified server. Unless overridden,         // port defaults to 110. Returns true on success, false on fail
        // If MAILSERVER is set, override $server with its value.
    if (!isset($port) || !$port) {$port = 110;}
        if(!empty($this->MAILSERVER))
            $server = $this->MAILSERVER;

        if(empty($server)){
            $this->ERROR = "POP3 connect: " . _("No server specified");
            unset($this->FP);
            return false;
        }

        $fp = @fsockopen("$server", $port, $errno, $errstr);

        if(!$fp) {
            $this->ERROR = "POP3 connect: " . _("Error ") . "[$errno] [$errstr]";
            unset($this->FP);
            return false;
        }