Java tutorial
import java.io.BufferedOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.PrintWriter; import java.net.ServerSocket; import java.net.Socket; import java.util.Date; public class TimeServer extends Thread { private ServerSocket sock; public TimeServer() throws Exception { sock = new ServerSocket(55555); } public void run() { Socket client = null; while (true) { if (sock == null) return; try { client = sock.accept(); BufferedOutputStream bos = new BufferedOutputStream(client.getOutputStream()); PrintWriter os = new PrintWriter(bos, false); String outLine; Date now = new Date(); os.println(now); os.flush(); os.close(); client.close(); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("Error: couldn't connect to client."); System.exit(1); } } } public static void main(String[] arguments) throws Exception { TimeServer server = new TimeServer(); server.start(); } }