Enough praise hasn't been given to [Tcl] regarding its [TCP] networking capabilities. While [UDP] support is lacking in the core, you are given access to a powerful, event driven I/O facility by means of [socket], [fileevent], [fconfigure], [gets], [read] et al. The capabilities assumed by [Network server application template] (and other, better templates) are unmatched by other scripting languages. ''Ah, the wonderful compression of: '' fconfigure $chan -blocking 0 -buffering line; fileevent $chan readable [list handle_input $chan] Heck, Tcl's whole I/O subsystem (realized through [channel]s and [event]s) is light years beyond the competition. -- [Todd Coram] ''heaping praise where praise is due'' ---- Other astonishingly useful Tcl-based tools include [BEEP], [GASP], [sockspy], [TclRFB] and [TkVNC], ...