minates and
 throws an <code>ConnectTimeoutException</code>
 </p></div>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Specified by:</strong></dt>
<dd><code>createSocket</code>&nbsp;in interface&nbsp;<code>org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.ProtocolSocketFactory</code></dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>host</code> - the host name/IP</dd><dd><code>port</code> - the port on the host</dd><dd><code>localAddress</code> - the local host name/IP to bind the socket to</dd><dd><code>localPort</code> - the port on