Connecting through a proxy...

How do I go about doing this using Winsock and a windows XP system?

I've written some code that I know works in a non-proxy environment, but now with trying to test it here with the proxy it doesn't connect anymore. It fails here:

Code:

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int ircConnect::connectToServer(char* serverName,int port)
{
        hostInf=gethostbyname(serverName);
        if(!hostInf)
        {
                closesocket(iSocket);
                return ec_HOST_ERROR;
        }

        memcpy(&sockAddr.sin_addr,hostInf->h_addr,4);
        sockAddr.sin_family=AF_INET;
        sockAddr.sin_port=htons(port);
        if(connect(iSocket,(const sockaddr*)&sockAddr,sizeof(sockAddr))==SOCKET_ERROR)
        {
                closesocket(iSocket);
                return ec_CONNECT_ERROR;
        }

        return ec_CONN_OK;
}

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The bolded code is where it returns. WSAGetLastError returns WSAETIMEDOUT (10060).

So...how do I go about connecting to a proxy? I would assume I just use that same function to connect to the proxy...but then what? How do I send requests through the proxy to the IRC channel?

I just tested out mIRC, I guess the ports it uses aren't allowed on the proxy here, so nevermind.