my $sock = $self->socket_class->new(PeerAddr => $host,
					PeerPort => $port,
					LocalAddr => $self->{ua}{local_address},
					Proto    => 'tcp',
					Timeout  => $timeout,
					KeepAlive => !!$conn_cache,
					SendTE    => 1,
					$self->_extra_sock_opts($host, $port),
				       );