Java tutorial
import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.Socket; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { String hostname = "tock.usno.navy.mil"; Socket theSocket = new Socket(hostname, 13); InputStream timeStream = theSocket.getInputStream(); StringBuffer time = new StringBuffer(); int c; while ((c = timeStream.read()) != -1) time.append((char) c); String timeString = time.toString().trim(); System.out.println("It is " + timeString + " at " + hostname); } }