> +int connect_tcp(struct interface *interface, const struct in6_addr *dest)
> +{
> +	struct sockaddr_in6 dest_addr;
> +	int sock;
> +
> +	memset(&dest_addr, 0, sizeof(dest_addr));
> +	dest_addr.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
> +	dest_addr.sin6_port = htons(ALFRED_PORT);
> +	dest_addr.sin6_scope_id = interface->scope_id;
> +	memcpy(&dest_addr.sin6_addr, dest, sizeof(*dest));
> +
> +	sock = socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
> +	if (sock < 0)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&dest_addr,
> +		    sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6)) < 0) {
> +		close(sock);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return sock;
> +}
> +

Wouldn't this hang for a while and make the alfred server "unresponsive"
when the remote is not reachable at this moment?.

Kind regards,
	Sven