docs: def _send(self, messagetype, packet):
  		"""Send the GNTP Packet"""
  
  		packet.validate()
  		data = packet.encode()
  
  		logger.debug('To : %s:%s <%s>\n%s', self.hostname, self.port, packet.__class__, data)
  
  		s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
  		s.settimeout(self.socketTimeout)
  		try:
  			s.connect((self.hostname, self.port))
  			s.send(data)
  			recv_data = s.recv(1024)
  			while not recv_data.endswith(gntp.shim.b("\r\n\r\n")):
  				recv_data += s.recv(1024)
  		except socket.error:
  			# Python2.5 and Python3 compatibile exception
  			exc = sys.exc_info()[1]
  			raise errors.NetworkError(exc)
  
  		response = gntp.core.parse_gntp(recv_data)
  		s.close()
  
  		logger.debug('From : %s:%s <%s>\n%s', self.hostname, self.port, response.__class__, response)
  
  		if type(response) == gntp.core.GNTPOK:
  			return True
  		logger.error('Invalid response: %s', response.error())
  		return response.error()