// Purpose. Socket client demo [source: Hortsmann98, p137] import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class SocketClient { public static void main( String[] args ) { try { Socket s = new Socket( "time-A.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov", 13 ); BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( s.getInputStream() ) ); while (true) { String str = in.readLine(); if (str == null) break; System.out.println( str ); } in.close(); } catch( IOException e ) { e.printStackTrace(); } } } // C:> java SocketClient // 51125 98-11-08 08:05:34 00 0 0 422.3 UTC(NIST) * // C:> date // Current date is Sun 11-08-1998 // C:> time // Current time is 2:05:59.64a