protected function checkTimeout()
    {
        $info = stream_get_meta_data($this->socket);
        if ($info['timed_out'] || $this->deadline && time() > $this->deadline) {
            $reason = $this->deadline
                ? "after {$this->timeout} second(s)"
                : 'due to default_socket_timeout php.ini setting';

            throw new Net_Notifier_Socket_TimeoutException(
                "Request timed out {$reason}"
            );
        }
    }