Index: src/OFTCPSocket.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFTCPSocket.h
+++ src/OFTCPSocket.h
@@ -47,10 +47,38 @@
 @property (assign, readonly, getter=isListening) BOOL listening;
 @property (copy) OFString *SOCKS5Host;
 @property (assign) uint16_t SOCKS5Port;
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * \brief Sets the global SOCKS5 proxy host to use when creating a new socket
+ *
+ * \param host The host to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ */
++ (void)setSOCKS5Host: (OFString*)host;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Returns the host to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ *
+ * \return The host to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ */
++ (OFString*)SOCKS5Host;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Sets the global SOCKS5 proxy port to use when creating a new socket
+ *
+ * \param port The port to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ */
++ (void)setSOCKS5Port: (uint16_t)port;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Returns the port to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ *
+ * \return The port to use as a SOCKS5 proxy when creating a new socket
+ */
++ (uint16_t)SOCKS5Port;
+
 /**
  * \brief Sets the host to use as a SOCKS5 proxy.
  *
  * \param host The host to use as a SOCKS5 proxy
  */

Index: src/OFTCPSocket.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFTCPSocket.m
+++ src/OFTCPSocket.m
@@ -68,29 +68,67 @@
 void _references_to_categories_of_OFTCPSocket(void)
 {
 	_OFTCPSocket_SOCKS5_reference = 1;
 }
 
+static OFString *defaultSOCKS5Host = nil;
+static uint16_t defaultSOCKS5Port = 1080;
+
 @implementation OFTCPSocket
 #if defined(OF_THREADS) && !defined(HAVE_THREADSAFE_GETADDRINFO)
 + (void)initialize
 {
 	if (self == [OFTCPSocket class])
 		mutex = [[OFMutex alloc] init];
 }
 #endif
+
++ (void)setSOCKS5Host: (OFString*)host
+{
+	id old = defaultSOCKS5Host;
+	defaultSOCKS5Host = [host copy];
+	[old release];
+}
+
++ (OFString*)SOCKS5Host
+{
+	return [[defaultSOCKS5Host copy] autorelease];
+}
+
++ (void)setSOCKS5Port: (uint16_t)port
+{
+	defaultSOCKS5Port = port;
+}
+
++ (uint16_t)SOCKS5Port
+{
+	return defaultSOCKS5Port;
+}
 
 - init
 {
 	self = [super init];
 
-	sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
-	sockAddr = NULL;
-	SOCKS5Port = 1080;
+	@try {
+		sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
+		sockAddr = NULL;
+		SOCKS5Host = [defaultSOCKS5Host copy];
+		SOCKS5Port = defaultSOCKS5Port;
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
 
 	return self;
 }
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+	[SOCKS5Host release];
+
+	[super dealloc];
+}
 
 - (void)setSOCKS5Host: (OFString*)host
 {
 	OF_SETTER(SOCKS5Host, host, YES, YES)
 }