diff --git a/Csocket.h b/Csocket.h
index f6d542f5..eaf7fc02 100644
--- a/Csocket.h
+++ b/Csocket.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 * EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 *
-* $Revision: 1.207 $
+* $Revision: 1.209 $
 */
 
 // note to compile with win32 need to link to winsock2, using gcc its -lws2_32
@@ -1820,6 +1820,12 @@ public:
 		return( iRet );
 	}
 
+protected:
+	//! this is a strict wrapper around C-api select(). Added in the event you need to do special work here
+	virtual int Select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds, struct timeval *timeout)
+	{
+		return( select( nfds, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, timeout ) );
+	}
 private:
 	/**
 	* fills a map of socks to a message for check
@@ -1958,9 +1964,9 @@ private:
 
 
 		if ( bHasWriteable )
-			iSel = select(FD_SETSIZE, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
+			iSel = Select(FD_SETSIZE, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
 		else
-			iSel = select(FD_SETSIZE, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+			iSel = Select(FD_SETSIZE, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
 		if ( iSel == 0 )
 		{
 			if ( mpeSocks.empty() )