diff --git a/client.rkt b/client.rkt
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+#lang racket
+
+;; Both `server' and `accept-and-handle' change
+;; to use a custodian.
+;; To start server
+;; (define stop (client 8080))
+;; use your web browser to connect localhost:8080 greeted with "hello world"
+;; (stop) to close the server
+
+(define (client port-no)
+  (define main-client-cust (make-custodian))
+  (parameterize ([current-custodian main-client-cust])
+    ;; connect to server at port 8080
+    (define-values (in out) (tcp-connect "localhost" port-no)) ;; define values
+      ;; binds to multiple values akin to unpacking tuples in python
+    ; (thread (lambda ()
+      (chat in out)
+      (close-input-port in)
+      (close-output-port out))
+      (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust))
+
+    ; (sleep 60)  ;; run for 3 minutes then close
+    ; (define (loop)
+      ; (write (read-line (current-input-port)) out)
+      ; (flush-output out)
+      ; (write (read-line in) (current-output-port))
+    ; (define listener (tcp-listen port-no 5 #t))
+    ; (define (loop)
+      ; (accept-and-handle listener)
+      ; (loop))
+    ; (thread loop)))
+    ; (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust)
+  #| (lambda () |#
+    ; (displayln "Goodbye, shutting down client\n")
+    #| (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust)) |#
+
+(define (chat in out)
+ ; (driver-loop in out)
+ (writeln "Ibrahim: Hello, anyone in chat?" out)
+ (flush-output out) ;; ports are buffered in racket must flush or you
+    ;; will read #eof
+ (sleep 10) ;; wait 10 seconds
+ (define serv-message (read-line in))
+ (displayln serv-message) ;; read the servers replay message which is original
+    ;; with echo appended to it
+ )
+
+; (define input-prompt "Hermes: ")
+
+(define (driver-loop in out)
+  ; (prompt-for-input input-prompt)
+  (display ">>> ")
+  (define input (read))
+  (writeln (string-append "Ibrahim: " input) out)
+  (flush-output out)
+  ; (sleep 10)
+  (define output (read-line in))
+  (displayln output)
+  (driver-loop in out))
+
+
+#|   (let ((input (read))) |#
+;     )
+;   (let ((input (read)))
+;     (let ((output (mc-eval input the-global-environment)))
+;       (announce-output output-prompt)
+;       (user-print output)))
+;   (driver-loop))
+;
+; (define (announce-output string)
+;   (display string))
+#|  |#
diff --git a/client2.rkt b/client2.rkt
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+#lang racket
+
+;; Both `server' and `accept-and-handle' change
+;; to use a custodian.
+;; To start server
+;; (define stop (client 8080))
+;; use your web browser to connect localhost:8080 greeted with "hello world"
+;; (stop) to close the server
+
+(define (client port-no)
+  (define main-client-cust (make-custodian))
+  (parameterize ([current-custodian main-client-cust])
+    ;; connect to server at port 8080
+    (define-values (in out) (tcp-connect "localhost" port-no)) ;; define values
+      ;; binds to multiple values akin to unpacking tuples in python
+    (thread (lambda ()
+      (send-message in out)
+      (close-input-port in)
+      (close-output-port out))))
+    (sleep 20)
+    ; (define (loop)
+      ; (write (read-line (current-input-port)) out)
+      ; (flush-output out)
+      ; (write (read-line in) (current-output-port))
+    ; (define listener (tcp-listen port-no 5 #t))
+    ; (define (loop)
+      ; (accept-and-handle listener)
+      ; (loop))
+    ; (thread loop)))
+    (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust)
+  #| (lambda () |#
+    ; (displayln "Goodbye, shutting down client\n")
+    #| (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust)) |#)
+
+(define (send-message input-port output-port)
+ (writeln "Doug: Hello, how's it going?" output-port)
+ (flush-output output-port) ;; ports are buffered in racket must flush or you
+    ;; will read #eof
+ (sleep 10) ;; wait 10 seconds
+ (define serv-message (read-line input-port))
+ (displayln serv-message) ;; read the servers replay message which is original
+    ;; with echo appended to it
+ )
diff --git a/server.rkt b/server.rkt
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+#lang racket
+
+;; Both `server' and `accept-and-handle' change
+;; to use a custodian.
+;; To start server
+;; (define stop (serve 8080))
+;; use your web browser to connect localhost:8080 greeted with "hello world"
+;; (stop) to close the server
+
+(define (serve port-no)
+  (define main-cust (make-custodian))
+  (parameterize ([current-custodian main-cust])
+    (define listener (tcp-listen port-no 5 #t))
+    (define (loop)
+      (accept-and-handle listener)
+      (loop))
+    (thread loop))
+  (lambda ()
+    (displayln "\nGoodbye, shutting down all services\n")
+    (custodian-shutdown-all main-cust)))
+
+(define (accept-and-handle listener)
+  (define cust (make-custodian))
+  (parameterize ([current-custodian cust])
+    (define-values (in out) (tcp-accept listener))
+    (thread (lambda ()
+              (handle in out) ;; this handles connection with that specific client
+              (close-input-port in)
+              (close-output-port out))))
+  ;; Watcher thread:
+  (thread (lambda ()
+            (sleep 120)
+            (custodian-shutdown-all cust))))
+
+(define (handle in out) 
+  ; (server-loop in out)
+  (sleep 5) ;; wait 5 seconds to guarantee client has already send message
+  (define echo (read-line in)) ;; bind message to echo
+  (displayln (string-append echo "\n"))
+  ; echo back the message, appending echo
+  ; could regex match the input to extract the name
+  (writeln  "Admin: Hello there" out) ;; append "echo " to echo and send back
+  (flush-output out)
+)
+
+(define input-prompt "Hermes: ")
+
+(define (server-loop in out)
+  (define echo (read-line in))
+  (displayln echo)
+  (display ">>> ")
+
+  (define input (read))
+  (writeln (string-append "Admin: " input) out)
+  (flush-output out)
+  ; (sleep 10)
+  (server-loop in out))
+
diff --git a/tcptalk.rkt b/tcptalk.rkt
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+#lang racket
+
+(define listener (tcp-listen 8083 5 #t)) ;; listener to service connection requests
+;; client attempts to connect. Receives an input and output port
+(define-values (client-in client-out) (tcp-connect "localhost" 8083))
+;; server accepts the connection request. Also gets a pair of ports
+(define-values (server-in server-out) (tcp-accept listener))
+
+;; client sends identifying message
+(display (string-append "Client:My name is " "Ibrahim" "\n")
+         client-out)
+(flush-output client-out) ;; must flush as ports are buffered in racket
+
+;; server receives and reads it
+;; cooler if on separate racket instances
+(read-line server-in)  ;; --> "Client:My name is #hostname.
+;; server replies
+(display (string-append "Server:Hi " "Ibrahim" "\n") server-out)
+(flush-output server-out) ;; flush flush
+
+;; client displays server message
+(read-line client-in)
+(close-output-port server-out)
+(close-output-port client-out)
+(read-line client-in)  ;; --> eof object #eof
+(read-line server-in)  ;; --> eof object #eof
+(tcp-close listener)
+; (custodian-shutdown-all (current-custodian)) ;; release all resources including
+                                             ;; tcp, file, custom ports
+                                             ;; application exits