diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 28384d3450f99f82c575b2142c396b2aa9e8ad6e..146b93ba6a4590c7c54a4367c02e38e952c7a685 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name='PyCaosDB',
-      version='0.2.0',
+      version='0.1.0',
       description='Python Interface for CaosDB',
       author='Timm Fitschen',
       author_email='timm.fitschen@ds.mpg.de',
       packages=find_packages('src'),
       package_dir={'': 'src'},
       install_requires=['lxml>=3.6.4',
-                        'PyYaml>=3.12', 'future'],
+                        'PyYaml>=3.12', 'future', 'PySocks>=1.6.7'],
       extras_require={'keyring': ['keyring>=13.0.0']},
       setup_requires=["pytest-runner>=2.0,<3dev"],
       tests_require=["pytest", "pytest-cov", "coverage>=4.4.2"],
diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/BUGS b/src/caosdb/connection/BUGS
deleted file mode 100644
index 2412351aee7d93214087ba2de37e875d9b92420c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/BUGS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-SocksiPy version 1.00
-A Python SOCKS module.
-(C) 2006 Dan-Haim. All rights reserved.
-See LICENSE file for details.
-
-
-KNOWN BUGS AND ISSUES
-----------------------
-
-There are no currently known bugs in this module.
-There are some limits though:
-
-1) Only outgoing connections are supported - This module currently only supports
-outgoing TCP connections, though some servers may support incoming connections
-as well. UDP is not supported either.
-
-2) GSSAPI Socks5 authenticaion is not supported.
-
-
-If you find any new bugs, please contact the author at:
-
-negativeiq@users.sourceforge.net
-
-
-Thank you!
diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/LICENSE b/src/caosdb/connection/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index fc3307870e2b4d8a8e71860572604fb824353c95..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-Copyright 2006 Dan-Haim. All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
-   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-3. Neither the name of Dan Haim nor the names of his contributors may be used
-   to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
-   prior written permission.
-   
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DAN HAIM "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
-EVENT SHALL DAN HAIM OR HIS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
-INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA
-OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
-OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMANGE.
diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/README b/src/caosdb/connection/README
deleted file mode 100644
index deae6f6d59388a557fd4ca3c9d0d0ae029ed34b2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-SocksiPy version 1.00
-A Python SOCKS module.
-(C) 2006 Dan-Haim. All rights reserved.
-See LICENSE file for details.
-
-
-WHAT IS A SOCKS PROXY?
-A SOCKS proxy is a proxy server at the TCP level. In other words, it acts as
-a tunnel, relaying all traffic going through it without modifying it.
-SOCKS proxies can be used to relay traffic using any network protocol that
-uses TCP.
-
-WHAT IS SOCKSIPY?
-This Python module allows you to create TCP connections through a SOCKS
-proxy without any special effort.
-
-PROXY COMPATIBILITY
-SocksiPy is compatible with three different types of proxies:
-1. SOCKS Version 4 (Socks4), including the Socks4a extension.
-2. SOCKS Version 5 (Socks5).
-3. HTTP Proxies which support tunneling using the CONNECT method.
-
-SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-Being written in Python, SocksiPy can run on any platform that has a Python
-interpreter and TCP/IP support.
-This module has been tested with Python 2.3 and should work with greater versions
-just as well.
-
-
-INSTALLATION
--------------
-
-Simply copy the file "socks.py" to your Python's lib/site-packages directory,
-and you're ready to go.
-
-
-USAGE
-------
-
-First load the socks module with the command:
-
->>> import socks
->>>
-
-The socks module provides a class called "socksocket", which is the base to
-all of the module's functionality.
-The socksocket object has the same initialization parameters as the normal socket
-object to ensure maximal compatibility, however it should be noted that socksocket
-will only function with family being AF_INET and type being SOCK_STREAM.
-Generally, it is best to initialize the socksocket object with no parameters
-
->>> s = socks.socksocket()
->>>
-
-The socksocket object has an interface which is very similiar to socket's (in fact
-the socksocket class is derived from socket) with a few extra methods.
-To select the proxy server you would like to use, use the setproxy method, whose
-syntax is:
-
-setproxy(proxytype, addr[, port[, rdns[, username[, password]]]])
-
-Explaination of the parameters:
-
-proxytype - The type of the proxy server. This can be one of three possible
-choices: PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4, PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 and PROXY_TYPE_HTTP for Socks4,
-Socks5 and HTTP servers respectively.
-
-addr - The IP address or DNS name of the proxy server.
-
-port - The port of the proxy server. Defaults to 1080 for socks and 8080 for http.
-
-rdns - This is a boolean flag than modifies the behavior regarding DNS resolving.
-If it is set to True, DNS resolving will be preformed remotely, on the server.
-If it is set to False, DNS resolving will be preformed locally. Please note that
-setting this to True with Socks4 servers actually use an extension to the protocol,
-called Socks4a, which may not be supported on all servers (Socks5 and http servers
-always support DNS). The default is True.
-
-username - For Socks5 servers, this allows simple username / password authentication
-with the server. For Socks4 servers, this parameter will be sent as the userid.
-This parameter is ignored if an HTTP server is being used. If it is not provided,
-authentication will not be used (servers may accept unauthentication requests).
-
-password - This parameter is valid only for Socks5 servers and specifies the
-respective password for the username provided.
-
-Example of usage:
-
->>> s.setproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5,"socks.example.com")
->>>
-
-After the setproxy method has been called, simply call the connect method with the
-traditional parameters to establish a connection through the proxy:
-
->>> s.connect(("www.sourceforge.net",80))
->>>
-
-Connection will take a bit longer to allow negotiation with the proxy server.
-Please note that calling connect without calling setproxy earlier will connect
-without a proxy (just like a regular socket).
-
-Errors: Any errors in the connection process will trigger exceptions. The exception
-may either be generated by the underlying socket layer or may be custom module
-exceptions, whose details follow:
-
-class ProxyError - This is a base exception class. It is not raised directly but
-rather all other exception classes raised by this module are derived from it.
-This allows an easy way to catch all proxy-related errors.
-
-class GeneralProxyError - When thrown, it indicates a problem which does not fall
-into another category. The parameter is a tuple containing an error code and a
-description of the error, from the following list:
-1 - invalid data - This error means that unexpected data has been received from
-the server. The most common reason is that the server specified as the proxy is
-not really a Socks4/Socks5/HTTP proxy, or maybe the proxy type specified is wrong.
-4 - bad proxy type - This will be raised if the type of the proxy supplied to the
-setproxy function was not PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4/PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5/PROXY_TYPE_HTTP.
-5 - bad input - This will be raised if the connect method is called with bad input
-parameters.
-
-class Socks5AuthError - This indicates that the connection through a Socks5 server
-failed due to an authentication problem. The parameter is a tuple containing a
-code and a description message according to the following list:
-
-1 - authentication is required - This will happen if you use a Socks5 server which
-requires authentication without providing a username / password at all.
-2 - all offered authentication methods were rejected - This will happen if the proxy
-requires a special authentication method which is not supported by this module.
-3 - unknown username or invalid password - Self descriptive.
-
-class Socks5Error - This will be raised for Socks5 errors which are not related to
-authentication. The parameter is a tuple containing a code and a description of the
-error, as given by the server. The possible errors, according to the RFC are:
-
-1 - General SOCKS server failure - If for any reason the proxy server is unable to
-fulfill your request (internal server error).
-2 - connection not allowed by ruleset - If the address you're trying to connect to
-is blacklisted on the server or requires authentication.
-3 - Network unreachable - The target could not be contacted. A router on the network
-had replied with a destination net unreachable error.
-4 - Host unreachable - The target could not be contacted. A router on the network
-had replied with a destination host unreachable error.
-5 - Connection refused - The target server has actively refused the connection
-(the requested port is closed).
-6 - TTL expired - The TTL value of the SYN packet from the proxy to the target server
-has expired. This usually means that there are network problems causing the packet
-to be caught in a router-to-router "ping-pong".
-7 - Command not supported - The client has issued an invalid command. When using this
-module, this error should not occur.
-8 - Address type not supported - The client has provided an invalid address type.
-When using this module, this error should not occur.
-
-class Socks4Error - This will be raised for Socks4 errors. The parameter is a tuple
-containing a code and a description of the error, as given by the server. The
-possible error, according to the specification are:
-
-1 - Request rejected or failed - Will be raised in the event of an failure for any
-reason other then the two mentioned next.
-2 - request rejected because SOCKS server cannot connect to identd on the client -
-The Socks server had tried an ident lookup on your computer and has failed. In this
-case you should run an identd server and/or configure your firewall to allow incoming
-connections to local port 113 from the remote server.
-3 - request rejected because the client program and identd report different user-ids - 
-The Socks server had performed an ident lookup on your computer and has received a
-different userid than the one you have provided. Change your userid (through the
-username parameter of the setproxy method) to match and try again.
-
-class HTTPError - This will be raised for HTTP errors. The parameter is a tuple
-containing the HTTP status code and the description of the server.
-
-
-After establishing the connection, the object behaves like a standard socket.
-Call the close method to close the connection.
-
-In addition to the socksocket class, an additional function worth mentioning is the
-setdefaultproxy function. The parameters are the same as the setproxy method.
-This function will set default proxy settings for newly created socksocket objects,
-in which the proxy settings haven't been changed via the setproxy method.
-This is quite useful if you wish to force 3rd party modules to use a socks proxy,
-by overriding the socket object.
-For example:
-
->>> socks.setdefaultproxy(socks.PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5,"socks.example.com")
->>> socket.socket = socks.socksocket
->>> urllib.urlopen("http://www.sourceforge.net/")
-
-
-PROBLEMS
----------
-
-If you have any problems using this module, please first refer to the BUGS file
-(containing current bugs and issues). If your problem is not mentioned you may
-contact the author at the following E-Mail address:
-
-negativeiq@users.sourceforge.net
-
-Please allow some time for your question to be received and handled.
-
-
-Dan-Haim,
-Author.
diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/socks.py b/src/caosdb/connection/socks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c41b1ec9a232b7ff2f7d46bfe1dfa35610a9e62e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/socks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,387 +0,0 @@
-"""SocksiPy - Python SOCKS module.
-Version 1.00
-
-Copyright 2006 Dan-Haim. All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
-are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
-   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-3. Neither the name of Dan Haim nor the names of his contributors may be used
-   to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
-   prior written permission.
-   
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DAN HAIM "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
-EVENT SHALL DAN HAIM OR HIS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
-INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA
-OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
-OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMANGE.
-
-
-This module provides a standard socket-like interface for Python
-for tunneling connections through SOCKS proxies.
-
-"""
-
-import socket
-import struct
-
-PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4 = 1
-PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 = 2
-PROXY_TYPE_HTTP = 3
-
-_defaultproxy = None
-_orgsocket = socket.socket
-
-class ProxyError(Exception):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-class GeneralProxyError(ProxyError):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-class Socks5AuthError(ProxyError):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-class Socks5Error(ProxyError):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-class Socks4Error(ProxyError):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-class HTTPError(ProxyError):
-	def __init__(self, value):
-		self.value = value
-	def __str__(self):
-		return repr(self.value)
-
-_generalerrors = ("success",
-		   "invalid data",
-		   "not connected",
-		   "not available",
-		   "bad proxy type",
-		   "bad input")
-
-_socks5errors = ("succeeded",
-		  "general SOCKS server failure",
-		  "connection not allowed by ruleset",
-		  "Network unreachable",
-		  "Host unreachable",
-		  "Connection refused",
-		  "TTL expired",
-		  "Command not supported",
-		  "Address type not supported",
-		  "Unknown error")
-
-_socks5autherrors = ("succeeded",
-		      "authentication is required",
-		      "all offered authentication methods were rejected",
-		      "unknown username or invalid password",
-		      "unknown error")
-
-_socks4errors = ("request granted",
-		  "request rejected or failed",
-		  "request rejected because SOCKS server cannot connect to identd on the client",
-		  "request rejected because the client program and identd report different user-ids",
-		  "unknown error")
-
-def setdefaultproxy(proxytype=None,addr=None,port=None,rdns=True,username=None,password=None):
-	"""setdefaultproxy(proxytype, addr[, port[, rdns[, username[, password]]]])
-	Sets a default proxy which all further socksocket objects will use,
-	unless explicitly changed.
-	"""
-	global _defaultproxy
-	_defaultproxy = (proxytype,addr,port,rdns,username,password)
-	
-class socksocket(socket.socket):
-	"""socksocket([family[, type[, proto]]]) -> socket object
-	
-	Open a SOCKS enabled socket. The parameters are the same as
-	those of the standard socket init. In order for SOCKS to work,
-	you must specify family=AF_INET, type=SOCK_STREAM and proto=0.
-	"""
-	
-	def __init__(self, family=socket.AF_INET, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM, proto=0, _sock=None):
-		_orgsocket.__init__(self,family,type,proto,_sock)
-		if _defaultproxy != None:
-			self.__proxy = _defaultproxy
-		else:
-			self.__proxy = (None, None, None, None, None, None)
-		self.__proxysockname = None
-		self.__proxypeername = None
-	
-	def __recvall(self, bytes):
-		"""__recvall(bytes) -> data
-		Receive EXACTLY the number of bytes requested from the socket.
-		Blocks until the required number of bytes have been received.
-		"""
-		data = ""
-		while len(data) < bytes:
-			data = data + self.recv(bytes-len(data))
-		return data
-	
-	def setproxy(self,proxytype=None,addr=None,port=None,rdns=True,username=None,password=None):
-		"""setproxy(proxytype, addr[, port[, rdns[, username[, password]]]])
-		Sets the proxy to be used.
-		proxytype -	The type of the proxy to be used. Three types
-				are supported: PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4 (including socks4a),
-				PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5 and PROXY_TYPE_HTTP
-		addr -		The address of the server (IP or DNS).
-		port -		The port of the server. Defaults to 1080 for SOCKS
-				servers and 8080 for HTTP proxy servers.
-		rdns -		Should DNS queries be preformed on the remote side
-				(rather than the local side). The default is True.
-				Note: This has no effect with SOCKS4 servers.
-		username -	Username to authenticate with to the server.
-				The default is no authentication.
-		password -	Password to authenticate with to the server.
-				Only relevant when username is also provided.
-		"""
-		self.__proxy = (proxytype,addr,port,rdns,username,password)
-	
-	def __negotiatesocks5(self,destaddr,destport):
-		"""__negotiatesocks5(self,destaddr,destport)
-		Negotiates a connection through a SOCKS5 server.
-		"""
-		# First we'll send the authentication packages we support.
-		if (self.__proxy[4]!=None) and (self.__proxy[5]!=None):
-			# The username/password details were supplied to the
-			# setproxy method so we support the USERNAME/PASSWORD
-			# authentication (in addition to the standard none).
-			self.sendall("\x05\x02\x00\x02")
-		else:
-			# No username/password were entered, therefore we
-			# only support connections with no authentication.
-			self.sendall("\x05\x01\x00")
-		# We'll receive the server's response to determine which
-		# method was selected
-		chosenauth = self.__recvall(2)
-		if chosenauth[0] != "\x05":
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		# Check the chosen authentication method
-		if chosenauth[1] == "\x00":
-			# No authentication is required
-			pass
-		elif chosenauth[1] == "\x02":
-			# Okay, we need to perform a basic username/password
-			# authentication.
-			self.sendall("\x01" + chr(len(self.__proxy[4])) + self.__proxy[4] + chr(len(self.proxy[5])) + self.__proxy[5])
-			authstat = self.__recvall(2)
-			if authstat[0] != "\x01":
-				# Bad response
-				self.close()
-				raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-			if authstat[1] != "\x00":
-				# Authentication failed
-				self.close()
-				raise Socks5AuthError((3,_socks5autherrors[3]))
-			# Authentication succeeded
-		else:
-			# Reaching here is always bad
-			self.close()
-			if chosenauth[1] == "\xFF":
-				raise Socks5AuthError((2,_socks5autherrors[2]))
-			else:
-				raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		# Now we can request the actual connection
-		req = "\x05\x01\x00"
-		# If the given destination address is an IP address, we'll
-		# use the IPv4 address request even if remote resolving was specified.
-		try:
-			ipaddr = socket.inet_aton(destaddr)
-			req = req + "\x01" + ipaddr
-		except socket.error:
-			# Well it's not an IP number,  so it's probably a DNS name.
-			if self.__proxy[3]==True:
-				# Resolve remotely
-				ipaddr = None
-				req = req + "\x03" + chr(len(destaddr)) + destaddr
-			else:
-				# Resolve locally
-				ipaddr = socket.inet_aton(socket.gethostbyname(destaddr))
-				req = req + "\x01" + ipaddr
-		req = req + struct.pack(">H",destport)
-		self.sendall(req)
-		# Get the response
-		resp = self.__recvall(4)
-		if resp[0] != "\x05":
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		elif resp[1] != "\x00":
-			# Connection failed
-			self.close()
-			if ord(resp[1])<=8:
-				raise Socks5Error(ord(resp[1]),_generalerrors[ord(resp[1])])
-			else:
-				raise Socks5Error(9,_generalerrors[9])
-		# Get the bound address/port
-		elif resp[3] == "\x01":
-			boundaddr = self.__recvall(4)
-		elif resp[3] == "\x03":
-			resp = resp + self.recv(1)
-			boundaddr = self.__recvall(resp[4])
-		else:
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		boundport = struct.unpack(">H",self.__recvall(2))[0]
-		self.__proxysockname = (boundaddr,boundport)
-		if ipaddr != None:
-			self.__proxypeername = (socket.inet_ntoa(ipaddr),destport)
-		else:
-			self.__proxypeername = (destaddr,destport)
-	
-	def getproxysockname(self):
-		"""getsockname() -> address info
-		Returns the bound IP address and port number at the proxy.
-		"""
-		return self.__proxysockname
-	
-	def getproxypeername(self):
-		"""getproxypeername() -> address info
-		Returns the IP and port number of the proxy.
-		"""
-		return _orgsocket.getpeername(self)
-	
-	def getpeername(self):
-		"""getpeername() -> address info
-		Returns the IP address and port number of the destination
-		machine (note: getproxypeername returns the proxy)
-		"""
-		return self.__proxypeername
-	
-	def __negotiatesocks4(self,destaddr,destport):
-		"""__negotiatesocks4(self,destaddr,destport)
-		Negotiates a connection through a SOCKS4 server.
-		"""
-		# Check if the destination address provided is an IP address
-		rmtrslv = False
-		try:
-			ipaddr = socket.inet_aton(destaddr)
-		except socket.error:
-			# It's a DNS name. Check where it should be resolved.
-			if self.__proxy[3]==True:
-				ipaddr = "\x00\x00\x00\x01"
-				rmtrslv = True
-			else:
-				ipaddr = socket.inet_aton(socket.gethostbyname(destaddr))
-		# Construct the request packet
-		req = "\x04\x01" + struct.pack(">H",destport) + ipaddr
-		# The username parameter is considered userid for SOCKS4
-		if self.__proxy[4] != None:
-			req = req + self.__proxy[4]
-		req = req + "\x00"
-		# DNS name if remote resolving is required
-		# NOTE: This is actually an extension to the SOCKS4 protocol
-		# called SOCKS4A and may not be supported in all cases.
-		if rmtrslv==True:
-			req = req + destaddr + "\x00"
-		self.sendall(req)
-		# Get the response from the server
-		resp = self.__recvall(8)
-		if resp[0] != "\x00":
-			# Bad data
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		if resp[1] != "\x5A":
-			# Server returned an error
-			self.close()
-			if ord(resp[1]) in (91,92,93):
-				self.close()
-				raise Socks4Error((ord(resp[1]),_socks4errors[ord(resp[1])-90]))
-			else:
-				raise Socks4Error((94,_socks4errors[4]))
-		# Get the bound address/port
-		self.__proxysockname = (socket.inet_ntoa(resp[4:]),struct.unpack(">H",resp[2:4])[0])
-		if rmtrslv != None:
-			self.__proxypeername = (socket.inet_ntoa(ipaddr),destport)
-		else:
-			self.__proxypeername = (destaddr,destport)
-	
-	def __negotiatehttp(self,destaddr,destport):
-		"""__negotiatehttp(self,destaddr,destport)
-		Negotiates a connection through an HTTP server.
-		"""
-		# If we need to resolve locally, we do this now
-		if self.__proxy[3] == False:
-			addr = socket.gethostbyname(destaddr)
-		else:
-			addr = destaddr
-		self.sendall("CONNECT " + addr + ":" + str(destport) + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" + "Host: " + destaddr + "\r\n\r\n")
-		# We read the response until we get the string "\r\n\r\n"
-		resp = self.recv(1)
-		while resp.find("\r\n\r\n")==-1:
-			resp = resp + self.recv(1)
-		# We just need the first line to check if the connection
-		# was successful
-		statusline = resp.splitlines()[0].split(" ",2)
-		if statusline[0] not in ("HTTP/1.0","HTTP/1.1"):
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		try:
-			statuscode = int(statusline[1])
-		except ValueError:
-			self.close()
-			raise GeneralProxyError((1,_generalerrors[1]))
-		if statuscode != 200:
-			self.close()
-			raise HTTPError((statuscode,statusline[2]))
-		self.__proxysockname = ("0.0.0.0",0)
-		self.__proxypeername = (addr,destport)
-	
-	def connect(self,destpair):
-		"""connect(self,despair)
-		Connects to the specified destination through a proxy.
-		destpar - A tuple of the IP/DNS address and the port number.
-		(identical to socket's connect).
-		To select the proxy server use setproxy().
-		"""
-		# Do a minimal input check first
-		if (type(destpair) in (list,tuple)==False) or (len(destpair)<2) or (type(destpair[0])!=str) or (type(destpair[1])!=int):
-			raise GeneralProxyError((5,_generalerrors[5]))
-		if self.__proxy[0] == PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5:
-			if self.__proxy[2] != None:
-				portnum = self.__proxy[2]
-			else:
-				portnum = 1080
-			_orgsocket.connect(self,(self.__proxy[1],portnum))
-			self.__negotiatesocks5(destpair[0],destpair[1])
-		elif self.__proxy[0] == PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS4:
-			if self.__proxy[2] != None:
-				portnum = self.__proxy[2]
-			else:
-				portnum = 1080
-			_orgsocket.connect(self,(self.__proxy[1],portnum))
-			self.__negotiatesocks4(destpair[0],destpair[1])
-		elif self.__proxy[0] == PROXY_TYPE_HTTP:
-			if self.__proxy[2] != None:
-				portnum = self.__proxy[2]
-			else:
-				portnum = 8080
-			_orgsocket.connect(self,(self.__proxy[1],portnum))
-			self.__negotiatehttp(destpair[0],destpair[1])
-		elif self.__proxy[0] == None:
-			_orgsocket.connect(self,(destpair[0],destpair[1]))
-		else:
-			raise GeneralProxyError((4,_generalerrors[4]))
diff --git a/src/caosdb/connection/streaminghttp.py b/src/caosdb/connection/streaminghttp.py
index 55f5ba3a7ff315e234bb03fbe7d9fb63e507206f..85aa710a1ab3964735671513b61ebb6bc82745c8 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/connection/streaminghttp.py
+++ b/src/caosdb/connection/streaminghttp.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ yielded, and there is no way to reset an interator.
 """
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function, absolute_import
-from . import socks
+import socks
 import socket
 try:
     # python3