The Reowolf project introduces connectors as a replacement for BSD-style sockets for multi-party network programming. Connectors encourage applications to make explicit their requirements on the behavior of the session, by facilitating configuration using protocol code, expressed in a domain-specific protocol language (based on Reo). These protocols are retained, and shared over the network, such that the underlying runtime and middleware can cooperate on realizing the session as safely, and efficiently as possible. The presentation summarizes the project's developments, and lays out promising directions for the sequel.