# Network programs?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/network-programs/1554>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [3 September 2002 23:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/network-programs/1554 "2002-09-03T23:27:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nigel\_Clarke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@Nigel\_Clarke](https://rubytalk.org/u/Nigel_Clarke)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2002 23:27 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/network-programs/1554/1 "2002-09-03T23:27:11Z")

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- From what I’ve seen and heard, Ruby appears to be a great  
language for network applications.

Can you share some examples of network applications written?

Thanks

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Nigel Clarke  
Network Security Engineer  
Forever Networks

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**Author:** ![Dame\_Jared\_M\_BAI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@Dame\_Jared\_M\_BAI](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dame_Jared_M_BAI)\
**Post date:** [3 September 2002 23:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/network-programs/1554/2 "2002-09-03T23:52:30Z")

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Linux magizine had a couple of examples of writing Advanced Network  
applications. September 2002 issue.

Actually where I first read about Ruby to be honest.

Jared Dame

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> > Can you share some examples of network applications written?
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> > Nigel Clarke  
> > Network Security Engineer  
> > Forever Networks
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**Author:** ![Cedric\_Foll2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac8455/32.png) [@Cedric\_Foll2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Cedric_Foll2)\
**Post date:** [4 September 2002 15:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/network-programs/1554/3 "2002-09-04T15:04:33Z")

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Few exemples there : [http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac\_ruby/sockets.html](http://pleac.sourceforge.net/pleac_ruby/sockets.html)  
I’ve wrote the tcp client part.

You can also see the network part of RAA (cpan for ruby).  
[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa.html](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/raa.html)

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